Mercury in Malaysian corals: Historical recorders for marine environmental management

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 11, Issue 12 A, 2002, Pages 1053-1058

  Mokhtar, M B ^a   Awaluddin, A B ^a   Wood, A K ^b   Sim, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coral; Malaysia; Mercury; Sediment; Water

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CORAL; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

MALAYSIA;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; PORITES; PORITES LUTEA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0036910559     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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