Lead and cadmium levels in coastal benthic algae (seaweeds) of Tenerife, Canary Islands

Environment International

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 627-631

  Lozano, Gonzalo ^a   Hardisson, Arturo ^a   Gutiérez, Angel José ^a   Lafuente, María Anunciación ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae; Cadmium; Canary Islands; Lead; Phaeophyta; Tenerife

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CADMIUM; LEAD;

CADMIUM CONCENTRATION;

SEAWEED;

CADMIUM; LEAD;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOACCUMULATION; BROWN ALGA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BENTHIC FAUNA; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEAWEED; SPAIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CANARY ISLANDS; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

ALGAE; LACTUCA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PHAEOPHYTA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 0347296261     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00103-4     Document Type: Review

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