Analysis of pollution status of River Illo, Ota, Nigeria

Environmentalist

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-457

  Longe, E O ^a   Omole, D O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Assimilative capacity; Deoxygenation; Oxygen sag; Reoxygenation; Self purification

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SAMPLING;

AFRICA; ILLO RIVER; NIGERIA; OGUN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 55949131573     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-008-9166-4     Document Type: Article

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