Impact of refinery effluent on the physicochemical properties of a water body in the Niger Delta

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-72

  Otokunefor, T V ^a   Obiukwu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contaminant concentrations; Seasonal changes; Sediment accumulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744577333     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0301_061072     Document Type: Article

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