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Research Articles

Heavy metal bioaccumulation in the macroinvertebrate functional feeding guilds of an impaired stream in South-West Nigeria

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Pages 241-259 | Received 17 Jun 2023, Accepted 11 Jan 2024, Published online: 22 Jan 2024

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