Accumulation and distribution of petroleum hydrocarbons found in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in the canals of Venice, Italy

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 927-936

  Wetzel, Dana L ^a,b   Van Vleet, Edward S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Italy; Mussels; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Venice

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE LAGOONS;

INTERIOR CANALS; OPEN-WATER STATIONS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; TRANSPLANTED MUSSELS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL LAGOON; MOLLUSC; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ITALY; MUSSEL; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ITALY; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA; VENICE LAGOON;

MYTILUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 2342533840     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.11.020     Document Type: Article

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