Hydrobiological constraints of trace metals in surface water, coastal sediment and water lily of Calabar River, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2358-2362

  Benson, N U ^a   Essien, J P ^b   Bassey, D E ^b  

^a Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Calabar River Estuary; Coastal sediment; Nymphaea lotus; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SURFACE WATER; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; LILY; NIGERIA; NYMPHAEA; RIVER; SEDIMENT;

NYMPHAEA; NYMPHAEA LOTUS;

EID: 35648954599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2007.000-2370     Document Type: Article

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