Microbial content of abattoir wastewater and its contaminated soil in Lagos, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 1963-1968

  Adesemoye, A O ^a   Opere, B O ^b   Makinde, S C O ^b  

^a ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Bacteria; Environmental pollution; Fungi; Microbial population; Soil; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FUNGAL BIOMASS; GOVERNMENT; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NIGERIA; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 33750944612     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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