Studies on the effect of abattior and industrial effluents on the heavy metals and microbial quality of Aba river in Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 266-272

  Ezeronye, O U ^a   Ubalua, A O ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Effluent; Low level metals; Pollution; Waste assimilation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER; SALMONELLA; SEDIMENTATION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 19344373047     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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