Influence of breweries effluent discharge on the microbiological and physicochemical quality of Ikpoba River, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1062-1065

  Ekhaise, F O ^a   Anyasi, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Brewery effluent discharged; Heavy metals; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREWING; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HEALTH HAZARD; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NIGERIA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM FAECALIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WATER POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOTRICHUM; PENICILLIUM SP.; PROTEUS (ENTEROBACTERIA); STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 27144530070     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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