Energy dispersive spectroscopy of granular concretions in the mantle of the freshwater mussel Hyridella depressa from Lake Burragorang as a technique to monitor metals in aquatic systems

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 93-102

  Adams, S M ^a   Shorey, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Freshwater; Granules; Metals; Mussels; XRMA

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FRESH WATER; METAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

HYRIDELLA DEPRESSA;

EID: 0031764732     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(98)00068-X     Document Type: Article

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