Chromium in intertidal sediments of the Clyde, UK: Potential for remobilisation and bioaccumulation

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-203

  Hursthouse, Andrew S ^a   Matthews, Joy M ^b   Figures, Julie E ^a,b   Iqbal Zahid, Parveen ^a   Davies, Ian M ^c   Vaughan, D Huw ^a  

^a Chemistry and Chemical Engineering   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration factors; Chromium speciation; Clyde estuary (UK); Intertidal sediments; Mytilus edulis; Nereis diversicolor; Pore waters; Sediment contamination

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHROMIUM; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POREWATER; REMOBILIZATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; POLYCHAETA; SEDIMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; POLYCHAETA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; NEREIS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0038318906     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023201827528     Document Type: Article

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