Bioconcentration of copper, nickel and cadmium in multicell sewage fed fish ponds

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-179

  Balasubramanian, S ^a   Pappathi, R ^a   Jayanthi Bose, A ^a   Raj, S P ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

bioconcentration; fish; heavy metal; sediment; sewage

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0030915087     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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