The toxicity ranking of four heavy metals of industrial source to six resident animals of a tropical estuarine lagoon

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 87-97

  Oyewo, E O ^a   Don Pedro, Kio N ^b  

^a Victoria Isl Lagos P M B   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Estuarine animals; Heavy metals; Industry; Toxicity ranking; Tropical estuary

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; EFFLUENTS; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

DRAINAGE CHANNELS;

HEAVY METALS;

ANIMAL; COASTAL LAGOON; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HEAVY METAL; TOXICITY;

LAGOS LAGOON; NIGERIA;

ANIMALIA; CYPRIS; MUGIL;

EID: 0035786574     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/716067226     Document Type: Article

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