Bioaccumulation patterns of zinc, copper, lead, and cadmium in grey mullet, mugil cephalus (L.), from Harbour waters of Visakhapatnam, India

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 949-955

  Sultana, R ^a   Rao, D P ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FISH; GILL; INDIA; KIDNEY; LIVER; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; LEAD; PERCIFORMES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; MUGIL CEPHALUS; MUGILIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031781629     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900720     Document Type: Article

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