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   A note on copper bioaccumulation in Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae)

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Irene Naigaga Horst Kaiser

   Copper (Cu) is one of the most commonly reported metal pollutants in African water bodies, but there are few studies on African freshwater fish species of copper accumulation and copper toxicity. Adult O. mossambicus were exposed to 0mg l−1 (control)...

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   Histological assessment of selected tissues in tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861) from the Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: a DDT-sprayed area

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: N Mabika --- Department of Zoology, South Africa M Barson --- Department of Zoology, South Africa C van Dyk --- Department of Zoology, South Africa A Avenant-Oldewage --- Department of Zoology, South Africa

   A pilot investigation was conducted in 2014 in the Sanyati Basin of Lake Kariba to ascertain whether long-term DDT spraying in the Kariba catchment had a negative effect on fish health. The aim was to assess the health of tigerfish,...

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