Physicochemical determination of pollutants in wastewater and vegetable samples along the jakara wastewater channelin kano metropolis, Kano state, Nigeria

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 122-133

  Akan, J C ^a   Abdulrahman, F I ^a   Dimari, G A ^a   Ogugbuaja, V O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Jakara channel; Physicochemical; Pollutant; Vegetable; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449163076     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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