Evaluation of arsenic toxicity to biota in river Ravi (Pakistan) aquatic ecosystem

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 929-934

  Jabeen, Ghazala ^a   Javed, Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Fish; Plankton; River Ravi; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455175395     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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