Relationships between heavy metals in shrimp (Macro brachium felicinum) and metal levels in the water column and sediments of taylor creek

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-348

  Opuene, K ^a   Agbozu, I E ^b  

^a Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd   (Nigeria)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Macro brachium felicinum; Partitioning; Sediments; SPM; Taylor creek

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOACCUMULATION; CRUSTACEAN; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PARTITIONING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER COLUMN;

AFRICA; BAYELSA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TAYLOR CREEK; WEST AFRICA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACROBRACHIUM FELICINUM;

EID: 64549105755     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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