The aquatic toxicity and characterization of chemical and microbiological constituents of water samples from Oba River, Odo-Oba, Nigeria

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-17

  Bakare, A A ^a   Lateef, A ^b   Amuda, O S ^b   Afolabi, R O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Fecal coliform; Mutagenicity; Physico chemical constituents; Water samples

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CELL DIVISION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES ANALYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MUTAGEN TESTING; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT GROWTH; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038076448     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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