Tributyltin biomonitoring in portuguese estuaries with the portuguese oyster (crassostrea angulata)

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1269-1276

  Phelps, H L ^a   Page, D S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   (United States)

^b BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea angulata; Estuary; Portugal; Shell thickness index (STI); TBT

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; INSECTICIDES; MOLLUSCS; SHELLFISH; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TISSUE;

BIOMONITORING; CRASSOSTREA; HUMAN HEALTH; PORTUGAL; SADO ESTUARIES; SHELL THICKNESS; TAGUS ESTUARY; TISSUE CONCENTRATIONS;

ESTUARIES;

TRIBUTYLTIN;

BIOMONITORING; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; OYSTER; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PORTUGAL; REPRODUCTION; SEA POLLUTION; THICKNESS; TIME;

PORTUGAL;

ANIMALIA; CRASSOSTREA ANGULATA; CRASSOTREA; CRASSOTREA ANGULATA; OSTREIDAE; VIANA;

EID: 0031440208     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331808616649     Document Type: Article

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