The use of different enzymes in feral freshwater fish as a tool for the assessment of water pollution in South Africa

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-185

  Barnhoorn, I E J ^a   Van Vuren, J H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Enzymes; Handling; Struggling; Temperature; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENZYME; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; WATER;

BIOMARKER; ENZYME; FISH; POLLUTION MONITORING; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FISH; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYMES; FEMALE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; MALE; SOUTH AFRICA; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

LABEO; LABEO UMBRATUS; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS;

EID: 4344667148     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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