Ecotoxicology of arsenic in the marine environment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 917-927

  Neff, Jerry M ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenate; Arsenite; Arsenobetaine; Bioccumulation; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC DERIVATIVE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AQUATIC FAUNA; AQUATIC FLORA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; SEDIMENT;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030955484     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620160511     Document Type: Review

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