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Acknowledgement
The authors are very grateful to CSIR- Water Research
Institute for the provision of the fish sample for the study. The
authors wish to express their profound gratitude to the
Environmental Chemistry Division of the Institute for the
laboratory assistance
provided during the study.
Authors’ contributions
Seth Mensah Abobi and Etornyo Agbeko designed the study.
Kezia Baidoo performed the statistical analysis, wrote the
protocol, and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Etornyo
Agbeko, Seth Mensah Abobi and Kezia Baidoo managed the
literature searches and managed the analyses of the study. All
authors read, edited and approved the final manuscript
.
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