Impact of fertilizer plant effluent on water quality

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-118

  Obire, O ^a   Ogan, A ^a   Okigbo, R N ^b  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bacteriological parameters; Fertilizer; Outfall effluent; Physiochemical

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFLUENTS; PH EFFECTS; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; FERTILIZER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; IKPUKULUBIE CREEK; NIGERIA; OKRIKA CREEK; RIVERS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

AEROCOCCUS VIRIDANS; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 38849087310     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326003     Document Type: Article

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