Bioaccumulation of arsenic, chromium and lead in fish: Constraints imposed by sediment geochemistry

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 409-423

  Davis, Andy ^b   Sellstone, Christopher ^b   Clough, Stephen ^a   Barrick, Robert ^b   Yare, Bruce ^b  

^a Unit 16   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; FISH; LEAD; MARINE SEDIMENT;

EID: 0029751061     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0883-2927(95)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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