Ecotoxicological characterization of tannery wastewater in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 471-475

  Arias Barreiro, C R ^a   Nishizak, H ^a   Okubo, K ^a   Aoyama, I ^a   Mori, I C ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Buriganga river; Chromium tanning; Ecotoxicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMIUM; CRUSTACEAN; DICOTYLEDON; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; SECONDARY SECTOR INDUSTRY; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

BANGLADESH; BURIGANGA RIVER; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; EMBRYOPHYTA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 77954573827     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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