Occurrences of green oyster and heavy metals contaminant levels in the Sien-San area, Taiwan

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 960-965

  Lin, Saulwood ^a   Hsieh, I Jy ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bay; Copper; Green oysters; Heavy metals; Sediments; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATERS; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION;

TAIWAN;

ANIMALIA; CRASSOSTREA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0032739844     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00108-3     Document Type: Article

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