International Journal of
Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Fish. Aquac.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9839
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJFA
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 234

Full Length Research Paper

Determination of heavy metal levels in Oreochromis niloticus and Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus from Ogun River, Nigeria

Fafioye O. O.
  • Fafioye O. O.
  • Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology, Faculty of Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, P. M. B. 2002, Ago - Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Oladunjoye R. Y.
  • Oladunjoye R. Y.
  • Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology, Faculty of Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, P. M. B. 2002, Ago - Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Bamidele T. T.
  • Bamidele T. T.
  • Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology, Faculty of Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, P. M. B. 2002, Ago - Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Ige T. A.
  • Ige T. A.
  • Department of Plant Science and Applied Zoology, Faculty of Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University, P. M. B. 2002, Ago - Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 09 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 15 September 2015
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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