Mercury concentrations in Benthic organisms from a contaminated estuary

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-239

  Locarnini, Sally Jo Palmer ^a   Presley, Bobby Joe ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; CRUSTACEA; ESTUARY; FEEDING; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; POLYCHAETA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OSTREIDAE; POLYCHAETA;

BENTHIC ORGANISMS; BIOACCUMULATION; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY;

USA, TEXAS, LAVACA BAY;

EID: 0029667840     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-1136(95)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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