Heavy metal residues in tissues of marine turtles

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-400

  Storelli, M M ^a   Marcotrigiano, G O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Marine turtles; Metal speciation

Indexed keywords

BONE; HEAVY METALS; MUSCLE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

FOOD BEHAVIOUR;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TURTLE;

BIOACCUMULATION; BONE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; ECOTOXICOLOGY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; REVIEW; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037389086     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00230-8     Document Type: Review

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