Journal of
Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology

  • Abbreviation: J. Environ. Chem. Ecotoxicol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-226X
  • DOI: 10.5897/JECE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 197

Full Length Research Paper

Sulphur and heavy metals contents in soils and Grewia bicolor leaves around the Selibe Pikwe Cu-Ni mine (BCL), Botswana

Moagi Letshwenyo
  • Moagi Letshwenyo
  • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Botswana, P/Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana.
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  •  Received: 05 November 2013
  •  Accepted: 01 July 2016
  •  Published: 31 August 2016

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