Metal status of Nairobi River waters and their bioaccumulation in Labeo cylindricus

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 275-291

  Budambula, N L M ^a   Mwachiro, E C ^a  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Fish; Fourteen Falls; Metal; Nairobi River; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIODIVERSITY; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL);

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; FOURTEEN FALLS; METAL LEVELS; NAIROBI FALLS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; POTASSIUM; RIVER WATER; SODIUM; WATER; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FISH; HEAVY METAL; RIVER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; FOOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEART; INDUSTRIALIZATION; KIDNEY; METAL EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; RIVER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; LABEO CYLINDRICUS;

EID: 29944440893     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-2294-x     Document Type: Article

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