Assessment of heavy metals pollution of sediments from Fosu lagoon in Ghana

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-196

  Bentum, J K ^a   Anang, M ^a   Boadu, K O ^a   Koranteng Addo, E J ^a   Owusu Antwi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Fosu lagoon; Heavy metal; Pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960162788     PISSN: 10113924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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