Variability of cadmium, copper and zinc levels in molluscs and associated sediments from Chile

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 359-368

  De Gregori, Ida ^a   Pinochet, Hugo ^a   Gras, Nuri ^b   Muñoz, Luis ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b Nuclear Center 'La Reina'   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SHELLFISH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; SUMMER; WINTER;

ANIMALIA; MOLLUSCA; PERUMYTILUS; SEMELLE; SEMELLE SOLIDA; PERUMYTILUS PURPURATUS; TAGELLUS DOMBEII;

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; METALS; MUSSEL; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; ZINC;

CHILE;

EID: 0029668020     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0269-7491(95)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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