Air pollution tolerance indices (APTI) of some plants around erhoike-kokori oil exploration site of delta state, Nigeria

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 366-368

  Agbaire, P O ^a  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abraka; Air pollution tolerance indices (APTI); Ascorbic acid (AA); Nigeria; Total leaf chlorophyll (TCh)

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350044251     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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