The microbial and physico- chemical qualities of crude oil flow station effluents in the Niger delta region of Nigeria

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 102-106

  Okoh, A I ^a   Babalola, G O ^a   Bakare, M K ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Osun State University   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Effluent; Flow station; Microbial population; Physico chemical quality; Saver pit

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944587697     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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