Salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and surface water temperature conditions in Nkoro River, Niger Delta, Nigeria

Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-40

  Abowei, J F N ^a  

^a NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dissolved oxygen; Niger Delta; Nigeria; Nkoro river; pH; Salinity and temperature

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CORRELATION MATRIX ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; ESTUARINE FISH; FUNCTIONAL SIMILARITY; INSTRUMENT MODELS; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; NKORO RIVER; PH VALUE; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; RIVER SYSTEMS; SALINITY AND TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WATER TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE VALUES;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLUTION; ESTUARIES; PH EFFECTS; RIVERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

PISCES;

EID: 79953093015     PISSN: 20424868     EISSN: 20424876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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