The impact of industries on surface water quality of River Ona and River Alaro in Oluyole Industrial Estate, Ibadan, Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 696-702

  Osibanjo, Oladele ^a   Daso, Adegbenro P ^a,b   Gbadebo, Adewole M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Industrial discharges; River Alaro; River Ona; Surface water quality

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; NITRATE; OIL; PHOSPHORUS; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NIGERIA; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PH; RIVER; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79251572363     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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