In vivo acute toxicity tests of some heavy metals to Tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus)

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 365-371

  Taweel, Abdulali ^a   Shuhaimi Othman, M ^a   Ahmad, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Bioaccumulation; Heavy metals; ICP MS; LC50; LT50; Tilapia fish

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LC 50; LETHALITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; QUALITY CONTROL; TILAPIA FISH; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84880059129     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2013.365.371     Document Type: Article

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