Trace metals in selected benthic invertebrates from Belgian coastal waters (1981-1996)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1184-1193

  Guns, M ^a   Van Hoeyweghen, P ^a   Vyncke, W ^b   Hillewaert, H ^b  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Benthos; Dredging; Heavy metals; Indicator species; Pollution monitoring

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATERS; INVERTEBRATE; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRACE METAL; ZOOBENTHOS;

ARTICLE; ASTERIAS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BELGIUM; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; DUMPING; INDICATOR ORGANISM; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SHRIMP; TIME;

BELGIUM;

ASTERIAS RUBENS; ASTEROIDEA; CRANGON CRANGON; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FARFANTEPENAEUS AZTECUS; INVERTEBRATA; LIOCARCINUS; PAGURUS BERNHARDUS; POLYBIUS HOLSATUS; PORTUNIDAE; SPISULA SUBTRUNCATA;

EID: 0033396275     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00156-3     Document Type: Article

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