Trace element residues in tissues of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from South China Waters

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 174-182

  Lam, James C W ^a   Tanabe, Shinsuke ^b   Chan, Simon K F ^c   Yuen, Eric K W ^a   Lam, Michael H W ^a   Lam, Paul K S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Agric   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; PLASTIC; SELENIUM; SILVER; STRONTIUM; TAR; THALLIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; MINING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXIC WASTE; TURTLE; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0346095199     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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