Chemical contaminants and toxicity of Ganga River sediment from up and down stream area at Kanpur

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-366

  Beg, K R ^a   Ali, S ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ganga River sediment; Seed germination bioassay; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFLUENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STREAM;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGES RIVER; INDIA; KANPUR; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 45249123679     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2008.362.366     Document Type: Article

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