Dissolved heavy metals, lead, cadmium and mercury, accumulate in the body of the schistosome vector, Biomphalaria glabrata (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-41

  Abd Allah, A T ^a   Wanas, M Q A ^a   Thompson, S N ^b  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOLLUSC;

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PLANORBIDAE; PULMONATA; SCHISTOSOMA;

EID: 0037303823     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/69.1.35     Document Type: Article

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