Pinctada radiata (pearl oyster): A bioindicator for metal pollution monitoring in the Qatari waters (Arabian Gulf)

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 245-251

  Al Madfa, H ^a   Abdel Moati, M A R ^a   Al Gimaly, F H ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; VANADIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; QATAR; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; OCEANS AND SEAS; OSTREIDAE; QATAR; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; OSTREIDAE; PINCTADA RADIATA;

EID: 0031930958     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900617     Document Type: Article

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