Distribution of heavy metals in bones, gills, livers and muscles of (Tilapia) Oreochromis niloticus from Henshaw town beach market in Calabar Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1209-1211

  Edem, Christopher A ^a   Osabor, Vincent ^a   Iniama, Grace ^a   Etiuma, Rebecca ^a   Eke, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Orechromis niloticus; Pollution; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; BONE LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GILL; HEALTH HAZARD; LIVER LEVEL; MARKET; MUSCLE LEVEL; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; TILAPIA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 68749109532     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.1209.1211     Document Type: Article

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