Polychlorinated biphenyls and cyclic pesticides in sediments and macro-invertebrates from the coastal zone and continental slope of Kenya

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 492-500

  Everaarts, J M ^a   Van Weerlee, E M ^a   Fischerm, C V ^a   Hillebrand, Th J ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATE; KENYA; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032102458     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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