Assessment of two persistent bioaccumulative toxicants in the UNESCO protected river of Osun-Osogbo, Nigeria

Assessment of two persistent bioaccumulative toxicants in the UNESCO protected river of Osun-Osogbo, Nigeria

Abstract Introduction Osun River dissecting the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, though inscribed on the World Heritage List, has been rarely assessed for biodiversity values or ecotoxicology. In this study, we investigated the concentrations of Cu and Zn in the benthic sediments and two dominant gastropod...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel O. Akindele, Godwin O. Olutona, Oyeshina G. Oyeku, Akinkunle V. Adeniyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:Ecological Processes
Subjects:
Accumulation
Benthic sediments
Contamination
Ecotoxicology
Heavy metals
Freshwater gastropods
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13717-017-0097-1

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