Temporal variation and distribution of trace metals in freshwater and fish from Calabar river, S.E. Nigeria

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-66

  Ekpo, B O ^a   Ibok, U J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Calabar river; Freshwater fish; Nigeria; Trace metals; Water

Indexed keywords

FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACE METAL; WATER POLLUTION;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0032763744     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006544711923     Document Type: Article

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