Organotins in zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) from the Saint Lawrence River

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 839-846

  Regoli, Lidia ^a   Chan, Hing Man ^a   De Lafontaine, Yves ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomonitor; Organotins; St. Lawrence River; TBT; TPT; Zebra mussels

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CHRISTIA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033505828     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(99)70781-1     Document Type: Article

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