Evaluating Helix aspersa as a sentinel for mapping metal pollution

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-270

  Beeby, Alan ^a   Richmond, Larry ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Sentinels; Snails; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044436547     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1470-160x(02)00022-5     Document Type: Article

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