Fish species used as biomarker for heavy metal and hydrocarbon contamination for Cross River, Nigeria

Environmentalist

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-37

  Asuquo, F Emile ^a   Ewa Oboho, Ita ^a   Asuquo, Ekaete F ^a   Udo, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cross River; fish; heavy metals; hydrocarbon; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; PERSISTENCE;

AFRICA; CROSS RIVER; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

CHRYSICHTHYS; ETHMALOSA FIMBRIATA; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 8544244944     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ENVR.0000046344.04734.39     Document Type: Article

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