Studies on acute and lethal toxicities of iron and nickel to the fish

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 330-335

  Javed, Muhammad ^a   Abdullah, Sajid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

96 hr LC50; Acute; Fish; Iron; Lethal; Nickel; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CATLA CATLA; CIRRHINUS MRIGALA; LABEO ROHITA;

EID: 33646254878     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.330.335     Document Type: Article

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