Monitoring of oysters and sediments in Acajutla, El Salvador

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 256-266

  Michel, Jacqueline ^a   Zengel, Scott ^a  

^a Research Planning Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorinated hydrocarbons; El Salvador; Oysters; Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediments; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; PESTICIDE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; OYSTER; PAH; PCBS; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EL SALVADOR; OYSTER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACAJUTLA; EL SALVADOR;

BIVALVIA; OSTREA IRRIDESCENS;

EID: 0032051767     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)80009-X     Document Type: Article

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