Heavy Metal Concentration in Eight Fish Species from Epe Lagoon (Nigeria)

This research was undertaken to find out the levels of five heavy metals (Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn) in the muscles of eight fish species from Epe Lagoon. The levels of heavy metals were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry after digestion of the samples using Kjldahl heating digester. The...

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Main Authors: Taiwo Iyabode Olusola, Olopade Olaniyi Alaba, Bamidele Nathanael Akinsafe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-04-01
Series:Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2019-0006