Investigations into the bioavailability and bioaccumulation of mercury and other trace metals to the sea cucumber, Sclerodactyla briareus, using in vitro solubilization

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1600-1608

  McAloon, Kelly Margaret ^a   Mason, Robert Peter ^b  

^a Center for Environmental Science ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioavailability; Mercury; Sclerodactyla briareus; Solubilization; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; MERCURY (METAL); SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; SOLUBILIZATION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; TRACE METAL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; ECHINODERM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SOLUBILITY; TRACE METAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; INTESTINE FLUID; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; SAMPLE; SCLERODACTYLA BRIAREUS; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILIZATION;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; SCLERODACTYLA BRIAREUS;

EID: 0344393529     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00326-6     Document Type: Article

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