Elevated blood mercury and haematological response in free ranging chicken (Gallus Gallus domesticus) from gold mining areas in Zamfara State Nigeria

Gold mining and other anthropometric activities in mining areas result in pollution. Mercury toxicosis is thus a common occurrence in chickens from gold mining areas (GMAs). The study was designed to evaluate and compare haematological response in chickens (Gallus Gallus domesticus) from Anka GMAs a...

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Main Authors: Zainab Abdulmalik, Muftau Shittu, Sani Adamu, Suleiman Folorunsho Ambali, Bolaji Fatai Oyeyemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-01-01
Series:Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590182622000339