Bioindicator organisms: Heavy metal pollution evaluation in the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea - Italy)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 102, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 159-166

  Storelli, Maria M ^a   Marcotrigiano, Giuseppe O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioindicator organisms; Mediterranean sea; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); SEAWATER; TRACE ANALYSIS;

HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; IONIAN SEA; MULLUS BARBATUS; TRACE METAL CONCENTRATION;

WATER POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INFORMATION; ITALY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; REGISTER; SEA POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALS, HEAVY; MOLLUSCA; MUSCLES; PERCIFORMES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

MULLUS BARBATUS; PATELLA CAERULEA;

EID: 15544389491     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-6018-2     Document Type: Article

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