Background concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus) from Peninsular Malaysia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1044-1048

  Yap, C K ^a   Ismail, A ^a   Tan, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC; HEAVY METAL;

HEAVY METAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MALAYSIA; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; SOFT TISSUE; ANIMAL; BIVALVE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REFERENCE VALUE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; PERNA; PERNA VIRIDIS;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MALAYSIA; METALS, HEAVY; REFERENCE VALUES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0642275124     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00163-2     Document Type: Article

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