Trace metals in the bivalve molluscs Ruditapes decussatus and Ruditapes philippinarum from the Atlantic Coast of Southern Spain

Environment International

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-298

  Usero, J ^a   Gonzalez Regalado E ^a   Gracia, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

RUDITAPES DECUSSATUS; RUDITAPES PHILIPPINARUM; BIVALVIA;

BIOACCUMULATION; BODY SIZE; CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL; METAL CONCENTRATION; TRACE METAL; TRACE METALS;

SPAIN, ATLANTIC COAST;

AQUACULTURE; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COASTAL ZONES; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL); NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

BIVALVE MOLLUSCS; RUDITAPES DECUSSATUS; RUDITAPES PHILIPPINARUM; TRACE METALS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030615709     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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