Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in oyster (Crassostrea virginica) tissue and shell

Environmental Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1216-1226

  Huanxin, W ^a   Lejun, Z ^a   Presley, B J ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Heavy metals; Oyster; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TISSUE; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; OYSTER SHELL; OYSTERS;

HEAVY METALS;

BIOACCUMULATION; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; METAL; OYSTER CULTURE;

EID: 0034306815     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540000110     Document Type: Article

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