The use of two marine gastropods, Austrocochlea constricta and Bembicium auratum as biomonitors of zinc, cadmium and copper exposure: Effect of mass, within and between site variability and net accumulation relative to environmental exposure

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 541-549

  Taylor, Anne ^a   Maher, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomonitors; Cadmium; Copper; Gastropods; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CADMIUM; COPPER; MARINE POLLUTION; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA;

AUSTROCOCHLEA; AUSTROCOCHLEA CONSTRICTA; BEMBICIUM AURATUM; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0042427255     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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