Ecotoxicity of mercury contaminated sediment collected from mabubi river (Geita district, Tanzania) to the early life stages □ of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-56

  Chibunda, R T ^a   Pereka, A E ^a   Phiri, E C J ^a   Tungaraza, C ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Artisanal gold mine; Clarias gariepinus; Mercury; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL MINING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GOLD MINE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HATCHING; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURVIVAL; TELEOST;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 77952178857     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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