Direct toxic assessment of treated fertilizer effluents to Oreochromis niloticus, Clarias gariepinus and catfish hybrid (Heterobranchus bidorsalis ♂ x Clarias gariepinus ♀)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 635-642

  Bobmanuel, N O K ^a   Gabriel, U U ^a   Ekweozor, I K E ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Catfish hybrid; Clarias gariepinus; Fertilizer effluents; Oreochromis niloticus; Toxicity assessment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FERTILIZER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; FISH; HETEROBRANCHUS BIDORSALIS; HYBRID; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TIME;

ANIMALIA; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; HETEROBRANCHUS BIDORSALIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 33646079848     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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