Heavy metal accumulation in the gastropod, Cerithium scabridum l., from the Kuwait Coast

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 187-195

  Bu Olayan, A H ^a   Thomas, B V ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Bio indicators; Heavy metals; Kuwait

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COPPER; LEAD; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEAWATER;

CO-EFFICIENT VARIANCE (CV);

HEAVY METALS;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; SEA WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; GASTROPOD; GILL; INDUSTRIALIZATION; KUWAIT; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SUMMER; TOPOGRAPHY; WINTER;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; KUWAIT; METALS, HEAVY; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SNAILS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

KUWAIT;

ANIMALIA; CERITHIUM; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035039133     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010707826081     Document Type: Article

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