Levels of selected chlorinated hydrocarbons in edible fish tissues from polluted areas in the Georges/Cooks Rivers and Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 323-344

  Roach, A C ^a   Runcie, J ^a  

^a NSW Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORDANE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RIVER WATER;

BIOCONCENTRATION; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; FISH;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY HARBOUR;

ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032077748     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(97)00186-0     Document Type: Article

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