Integrated laboratory and field assessments of heavy metals accumulation in edible periwinkle, Tympanotonus fuscatus var radula (L.)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 354-362

  Otitoloju, A A ^a   Don Pedro, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Consumer safety; Effluent; Heavy metals; Integrated assessment

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENT; EXPOSURE; GASTROPOD; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; RECORDING; SAFETY; SEDIMENT; TISSUE LEVEL; TYMPANOTONUS FUSCATUS;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METALS, HEAVY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY; SNAILS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642303854     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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