Contamination by heavy metals in silver fish (Rastreneobola argentea) caught from Lakes Kyoga and Victoria, Uganda

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 543-556

  Mbabazi, Jolocam ^a   Wasswa, John ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Contamination; Heavy metals; Lake kyoga; Lake victoria; Rastreneobola argentea; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL REAGENT; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; CONTROL SITES; FISH CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; LAKE VICTORIA; LANDING SITE; PB CONCENTRATION; RASTRENEOBOLA ARGENTEA; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; FISH; HEALTH RISKS; LAKES; LEAD; METALS; NITRIC ACID; POLLUTION; SILVER; ZINC;

LAKE POLLUTION;

EID: 77956041676     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2010.499000     Document Type: Article

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