Partitioning of trace metals between soft tissues and shells of Patella aspera

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-98

  Cravo, A ^a   Bebianno, M J ^a   Foster, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Partitioning; Patella aspera; Shells; Soft tissues; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ESTUARIES; SEWAGE; TISSUE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

PARTITIONING FACTORS (PF);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE METAL;

BIOACCUMULATION; PARTITIONING; SHELL; TRACE METAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; GASTROPOD; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; SHELLFISH; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; PATELLA ASPERA;

EID: 0742323875     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00154-5     Document Type: Article

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