Fungal biomass in saltmarsh grass blades at two contaminated sites

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 268-273

  Newell, S Y ^a   Wall, V D ^a,c   Maruya, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPHECLOR; CHROMIUM; COPPER; INSECTICIDE; LEAD; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOOD WEB; FUNGUS; POLLUTION EFFECT; SALTMARSH;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCOMYCOTA; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CHAIN; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MERCURY; PLANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033998505     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449910036     Document Type: Article

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