Effects on tropical fish of soil sediments from Kafue river, Zambia

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 96-101

  Mwase, M ^a,b   Viktor, T ^c   Norrgren, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPPER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; MINING; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; LETHAL DOSE 50; MINING; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TILAPIA; ZAMBIA;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031874851     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900734     Document Type: Article

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