Osteoderms of estuarine crocodiles record their enhanced Pb exposure in Kakadu National Park

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 4396-4400

  Twining, John R ^a   Markich, Scott J ^a   Prince, Kathryn E ^a   Jeffree, Ross A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; LEAD; TOXICITY;

OSTEODERMS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CALCIUM; LEAD;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; DERMIS; ESTUARY; FIREARM; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CROCODYLUS POROSUS;

EID: 0033573069     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9904787     Document Type: Article

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