Trace metals in some benthic fishes of the Ikpoba river dam, Benin City, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 51, 2010, Pages 8860-8864

  Oronsaye, J A O ^a   Wangboje, O M ^a   Oguzie, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Benin city; Benthic fishes; Ikpoba dam; Nigeria; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BENTHOS; FISH; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

MACROPHTHALMUS; MORMYROPS DELICIOSUS; MORMYRUS; PISCES;

EID: 78650570554     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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