Metal concentrations in tissues of rabbitfish (Siganus oramin) collected from Tolo Harbour and Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1-12, 1999, Pages 234-238

  So, Lai Man ^a   Cheung, Richard Y H ^b   Chan, K M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; HARBOR; HEAVY METAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GILL; GOVERNMENT; HONG KONG; LIVER; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SAMPLE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL;

CHINA;

CHIMAERA MONSTROSA; SIGANUS CANALICULATUS; SIGANUS ORAMIN; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032845311     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00207-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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