Heavy metal levels in three major carps (catla catla, labeo rohita and cirrhina mrigala) from the river ravi, Pakistan

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-26

  Rauf, A ^a   Javed, M ^a   Ubaidullah, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chromium; Major carps; River Ravi

Indexed keywords

CATLA CATLA; CIRRHINUS MRIGALA; CYPRINIDAE; LABEO ROHITA;

EID: 62349087474     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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