Possible influence of lipid content on levels of organochlorine compounds in mussels from Galicia coast (Northwestern, Spain). Spatial and temporal distribution patterns

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 457-466

  Carro, Nieves ^a   García, Isabel ^a   Ignacio, María ^a   Mouteira, Ana ^a  

^a Centro Control Calidad Medio Marino   (Spain)

Author keywords

Galicia coast; Lipid content; Organochlorine compound

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER POLLUTION;

ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTORS (ECD); MUSSELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; ALDRIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; ENDRIN; LIPID; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; LIPID; ORGANOCHLORINE; PESTICIDE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RURAL AREA; SEASHORE; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 1542374700     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00172-7     Document Type: Article

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