Organic micropollutants (PAHs, PCBs, pesticides) in seaweeds of the lagoon of Venice

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 585-596

  Pavoni, Bruno ^a   Caliceti, Michele ^a   Sperni, Laura ^a   Sfriso, Adriano ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

PAHs; PCBs; Pesticides; Seaweeds; Venice Lagoon

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; PESTICIDE; SEAWEED;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA; VENICE LAGOON;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CYSTOSEIRA; FUCUS; GRACILARIA; GRATELOUPIA; PORPHYRA; ULVA; UNDARIA;

EID: 0344497379     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(03)00052-5     Document Type: Article

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