Ecological and human health risk associated with heavy metals in sediments and bioaccumulation in some commercially important fishes in Mahanadi River, Odisha, India

Disposal of untreated municipality sewage, industrial wastes and agricultural runoff into the Mahanadi river causes increased heavy metals load in the river basin. The present study assesses the concentrations of heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Hg, Cu, Zn, Pb and As) in sediments and their bioaccumulation in...

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Main Authors: Ashish Kumar Sahu, Manjil Sangita Dung Dung, Sawan Kumar Sahoo, Showkat Ahmad Mir, Binata Nayak, Iswar Baitharu
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/S2590182623000139