Bioaccumulation of chromium, nickle, lead, copper and zinc in the skin of Tor putitora as an indicator of the presence of heavy metal load in river Kabul, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 341-347

  Yousafzai, Ali Muhammad ^a   Shakoori, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aquatic pollution; Bioaccumulation; Heavy metals; Toxicology of heavy metals

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FISH; LEAD; NICKEL; RIVER POLLUTION; SKIN; TOXICOLOGY; ZINC;

TOR PUTITORA;

EID: 33846249588     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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