Effects of pollution on the scope for growth of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the Venice Lagoon, Italy

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 69-79

  Widdows, John ^a   Nasci, Cristina ^b   Fossato, Valentino U ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Instituto di Biologia del Mare   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH; ITALY; LAGOON; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SEA POLLUTION; TISSUE LEVEL;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; BIVALVIA;

BIOACCUMULATION; GROWTH; MUSSEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES; POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECTS; SCOPE FOR GROWTH;

ITALY, VENETO, VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 0031060592     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-1136(96)00003-7     Document Type: Article

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