Copper, lead and cadmium concentrations in surface water, sediment and fish, C. Carpio, samples from Lake Naivasha: Effect of recent anthropogenic activities

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1121-1130

  Mutia, T M ^a,b   Virani, M Z ^c,d   Moturi, W N ^a   Muyela, B ^a   Mavura, W J ^e   Lalah, J O ^f  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY   (Kenya)

^c THE PEREGRINE FUND   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^e JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^f Kenya Polytechnic University College   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Catchment; Heavy metals; Lake Naivasha; Sources

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL POLLUTION; COMMON CARP; DRY WEIGHT; FISH MUSCLES; HEAVY METAL LEVELS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; WET WEIGHT;

BIOMARKERS; CADMIUM; CATCHMENTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; FISH; HEAVY METALS; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; LEAD; MUSCLE; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; HEAVY METAL; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CRESCENT BEACH; KENYA; LAKE NAIVASHA; RIFT VALLEY;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 84867102871     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1556-8     Document Type: Article

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