Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) levels in two commercially important fish species from the coastal waters of Ghana and their carcinogenic health risks

West African Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-66

  Nyarko, E ^a   Botwe, B O ^a   Klubi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

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GALEOIDES DECADACTYLUS; PISCES; POLYNEMIDAE; SARDINELLA; SARDINELLA MADERENSIS;

EID: 84862186761     PISSN: 08554307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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