Spatial Variation of Metallic Contamination and Its Ecological Risk in Sediment and Freshwater Mollusk: <i>Melanoides tuberculata</i> (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Thiaridae)

Spatial Variation of Metallic Contamination and Its Ecological Risk in Sediment and Freshwater Mollusk: <i>Melanoides tuberculata</i> (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Thiaridae)

Heavy metal pollution has been on the rise with serious implications for the wellbeing of aquatic ecosystems. Benthic sediments and freshwater mollusk (snail): <i>Mellanoides tuberculata</i> were sampled from five stations for determination of heavy metals concentrations and measurement...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Othman Aljahdali, Abdullahi Bala Alhassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
metallic contamination
ecological risk
river kaduna
sediment
mollusk
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/1/206

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