Water quality assessment of Manchar Lake during the month of August and November 2011 by analyzing selected trace elements

Ghulam Murtaza Mastoi; Khalid Hussain Lashari; Zameer Ali Palh; Anila Naz Soomro; Zulfiqar Ali Laghari; Khalida Faryal Almani; Gul- e-Rana Abdul Waheed Mastoi; Abdul Rasool Abbasi

doi:10.5897/AJPAC2014.0588

African Journal of
Pure and Applied Chemistry

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pure Appl. Chem.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0840
DOI: 10.5897/AJPAC
Start Year: 2007
Published Articles: 368

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Water quality assessment of Manchar Lake during the month of August and November 2011 by analyzing selected trace elements

Ghulam Murtaza Mastoi

Ghulam Murtaza Mastoi
Centre for Environmental Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Khalid Hussain Lashari

Khalid Hussain Lashari
Department of Fresh Water Biology and Fisheries, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Zameer Ali Palh

Zameer Ali Palh
Department of Fresh Water Biology and Fisheries, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Anila Naz Soomro

Anila Naz Soomro
Department of Fresh Water Biology and Fisheries, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Zulfiqar Ali Laghari

Zulfiqar Ali Laghari
Department of Physiology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Khalida Faryal Almani

Khalida Faryal Almani
Centre for Environmental Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Gul- e-Rana Abdul Waheed Mastoi

Gul- e-Rana Abdul Waheed Mastoi
Centre for Environmental Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Abdul Rasool Abbasi

Abdul Rasool Abbasi
Department of Fresh Water Biology and Fisheries, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Article Number - 3E8065148544
Vol.8(11), pp. 176-181 , November 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJPAC2014.0588

Received: 07 August 2014
Accepted: 08 October 2014
Published: 13 November 2014

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