Bioturbation and the fate of sediment pollutants- Experimental case studies of selected infauna species

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-248

  Banta, G T ^a   Andersen, O ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arenicola marina; Bioturbation; Infauna; Nereis diversicolor; Pah; Sediment pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLYCHAETE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARENICOLA; ARENICOLA MARINA; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; NEREIS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 1842683896     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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