Bioaccumulation of platinum group metals on some fish species (Oreochromis niloticus, Penaeus laspisulcates, Scylla serrate, Galaxias brevipinnis and Mollusc) in the Pra estuary of Ghana

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 625-638

  Essumang, D K ^a   Dodoo, D K ^a   Adokoh, C K ^a   Sam, A ^a   Doe, N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Beposo; Catalytic converters; Galaxias brevipinnis; Krobo; Kwashiorkor; Mollusc; Oreochromis niloticus; Penaeus laspisulcates; Platinum group metals; Pra estuary; Scylla serrate; Shama beach and Bosomdo

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; ESTUARIES; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; METALS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM METALS; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; TRANSITION METALS;

CONVERTERS (PAPER INDUSTRY); FISH SPECIES; NEUTRON ACTIVATION; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PLATINUM GROUP METAL (PGM); PLATINUM GROUP METALS (PGMS);

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

BIOACCUMULATION; CEPHALOPOD; CICHLID; CRUSTACEAN; METAL; MOLLUSC; TELEOST;

AFRICA; GHANA; PRA ESTUARY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

GALAXIAS BREVIPINNIS; MOLLUSCA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PENAEUS; SCYLLA;

EID: 47949120341     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240701649869     Document Type: Article

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