Trace elements in organs and tissues of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from the mediterranean sea (Southern Italy)

Chemosphere

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-90

  Cardellicchio, N ^a   Decataldo, A ^a   Di Leo, A ^a   Giandomenico, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Cetaceans; Marine environment; Metals

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE; TRANSITION METALS;

STRIPED DOLPHINS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; TIN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; DOLPHIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN TISSUE; DOLPHIN; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; ITALY; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ITALY; MEDITERANEAN COAST;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; CUCUMIS; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA COERULEOALBA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DOLPHINS; FEMALE; ITALY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0036771754     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00170-4     Document Type: Article

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