Traditional aquaculture practice at East Calcutta Wetland: The safety assessment

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-144

  Raychaudhuri, Shaon ^a   Mishra, M ^a   Salodkar, S ^a   Sudarshan, M ^b   Thakur, A R ^a  

^a MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UGC DAE CONSORTIUM FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bheri; Cirrhinus mrigala; ECW; EDXRF; Labeo rohita

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; DIET; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FOOD CHAIN; HEAVY METAL; POND; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SAFETY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ASIA; BHERI; CALCUTTA; EAST KOLKATA WETLANDS; EURASIA; INDIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

CIRRHINUS MRIGALA; LABEO ROHITA; PISCES;

EID: 38949180197     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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