Metals contamination in edible carnivorous fishes of Arabian Sea

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1974-1977

  Azmat, Rafia ^a   Talat, Rukhsana ^a  

^a JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Carnivorous fish; Gills; Heavy metal; Oil pollution

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION FACTORS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; GILL FILAMENTS; GILLS; MEASUREMENTS OF; METAL ACCUMULATION; OIL POLLUTION; POTENTIAL HAZARDS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; HEAVY METALS; LEAD;

FISH;

EID: 33749602082     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.1974.1977     Document Type: Article

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