Limpet mucus as a depuration route and potential biomonitor

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-187

  Davies, Mark S ^a   Hatcher, Alison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomonitor; Depuration; Limpet; Metal; Mucus; Patella vulgata

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; METAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARY; GASTROPOD; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PATELLA VULGATA; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 0032846718     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026492230488     Document Type: Article

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