Heavy metals in water of the rivers Hooghly and Haldi at Haldia and their impact on fish

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 517-523

  Samanta, S ^a   Mitra, K ^a   Chandra, K ^b   Saha, K ^a   Bandopadhyay, S ^a   Ghosh, A ^a  

^a ICAR CENTRAL INLAND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

Author keywords

Haldi; Heavy metal; Histopathology; Hooghly; River water

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; LEAD; MANGANESE; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; INDIA; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; RIVER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

PISCES;

EID: 21244447922     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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