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Concentration and Potential Human Health Hazards of Heavy Metals in Periwinkle (Tympanotonus fuscatus) Purchased from Major Markets in Calabar, Nigeria

BACKGROUND. As water flows through habitats associated with estuaries, such as mud flats, salt marshes, sea grass and mangrove forests, pollutants such as heavy metals are filtered. The fine sediment dominant in intertidal and subtidal estuarine systems is an important sink for these contaminants. P...

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Autores principales: Udiba, Udiba Ugumanim, Udofia, Udeme Uyom, Akpan, Ekom R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Black Smith Institute 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7731496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33324503
http://dx.doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-10.28.201206