Journal of
Oceanography and Marine Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Oceanogr. Mar. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2294
  • DOI: 10.5897/JOMS
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 62

Full Length Research Paper

Heavy metal concentration and public health risk in consuming Sardinella maderensis (Sardine), Sarotherodon melanotheron (Tilapia), and Liza falicipinis (Mullet) harvested from Bonny River, Nigeria

Celina Obeka
  • Celina Obeka
  • Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Aroloye O. Numbere
  • Aroloye O. Numbere
  • Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 31 December 2019
  •  Accepted: 09 March 2020
  •  Published: 31 March 2020

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