Assessment level of heavy metals in Penaeus monodon and oreochromis spp in selected aquaculture ponds of high densities development area

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 348-360

  Mokhtar, Mazlin Bin ^a   Aris, Ahmad Zaharin ^b   Munusamy, Vikneswaran ^a   Praveena, Sarva Mangala ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture ponds; Heavy metals; Tiger prawn; Tilapia fish

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249113912     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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