Metal concentrations in Helix pomatia, Helix aspersa and Arion rufus: A comparative study

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-208

  Menta, C ^a   Parisi, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arion rufus; Bioaccumulation; Helix aspersa; Helix pomatia; Metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; HEAVY METAL; SNAIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FOOT; GASTROPOD; HEIGHT; HELIX ASPERSA; HELIX POMATIA; HEPATOPANCREAS; ITALY; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; SOFT TISSUE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EXTREMITIES; HELIX (SNAILS); ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; MOLLUSCA;

ITALY;

ARION RUFUS; GASTROPODA; HELIX ASPERSA; HELIX POMATIA;

EID: 0034854669     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00110-5     Document Type: Article

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