Heavy metal accumulation in water, sediments and fishes of Nallihan Bird Paradise, Turkey

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 545-549

  Ayas, Zafer ^a   Ekmekci, Guler ^a   Yerli, Sedat Vahdet ^a   Ozmen, Murat ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fish; Heavy metals; Nallihan bird paradise; Sediment; Water

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL;

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CYPRINID; LEAD; NICKEL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; LIVER; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANKARA [TURKEY]; EURASIA; NALLIHAN; NALLIHAN BIRD PARADISE; SAKARYA RIVER; SARIYAR DAM; TURKEY; USAK;

AVES; CYPRINUS CARPIO; PISCES; SILURUS GLANIS;

EID: 34547565230     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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