Cadmium in aquatic ecosystems in Western Australia: A legacy of nutrient-deficient soils

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 283-295

  Bennet Chambers, M ^a   Davies, P ^b   Knott, B ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Bioaccumulation; Cadmium; Crayfish; Fertilizers; Manage ment; Mussels; Superphosphate

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; CATCHMENTS; FERTILIZERS; HEALTH RISKS; MOLLUSCS; RUNOFF; SHELLFISH; WATER;

AUSTRALIAN ECOSYSTEMS; CADMIUM LEVELS; CRAYFISH; FRESHWATER MUSSELS; MANAGE MENT; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION; MUSSEL; SUPERPHOSPHATE; SUPERPHOSPHATE FERTILIZERS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS;

CADMIUM;

AQUATIC FAUNA; AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX TENUIMANUS; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 0033510821     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1999.0304     Document Type: Article

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