Mercury accumulation in fishes from tropical aquatic ecosystems in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 781-785

  Benson, Nsikak U ^a   Essien, Joseph P ^b   Williams, Akan B ^a   Bassey, David E ^b  

^a Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Fish; Mercury; Niger Delta; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

BRYCINUS NURSE; CHRYSICHTHYS NIGRODIGITATUS; HEMICHROMIS FASCIATUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES; POMADASYS JUBELINI; STELLIFER STELLIFER; TILAPIA; TILAPIA GUINEENSIS;

EID: 34147100693     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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