Level of Heavy Metals in Fish and Associated Human Health Risk From the Omo Delta in Southern Ethiopia: A First-Hand Report
This study was the first to investigate the levels of heavy metals in commercially important fish species ( Lates niloticus and Oreochromis niloticus ) and the human health risk in Southern Ethiopia. Sixty fish samples were collected from the Omo delta. The target hazard quotient (THQ), hazard index...
Main Authors: | Abiy Andemo kotacho, Girma Tilahun Yimer, Solomon Sorsa Sota, Yohannes Seifu Berego |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2024-03-01
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Series: | Environmental Health Insights |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302241238180 |
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