Heavy metal concentrations in water, sediments and mollusc tissues

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 12-20

  Baršytė Lovejoy, Dalia ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Heavy metals; Molluscs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006927828     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.1999.10512282     Document Type: Article

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