African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1126

Full Length Research Paper

Comparative evaluation of the concentrations of lead, cadmium and zinc in surficial sediments from two shallow tectonic freshwater lake basins, kenya

Job Mwamburi
  • Job Mwamburi
  • Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, P. O. Box 1881-40100, Kisumu, Kenya
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  •  Received: 22 August 2014
  •  Accepted: 04 June 2015
  •  Published: 26 June 2015

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