Impact of effluent of an industrial estate on Oruku River in Southwestern Nigeria

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1075-1083

  Etim, E U ^a   Onianwa, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Heavy metals; Industrial effluent; Sediment; Surface water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875014784     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.21.7.1925     Document Type: Article

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