Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and dioxin-like biphenyls in biota from Sri Lankan coast

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 1004-1008

  Guruge, Keerthi S ^a   Tanabe, Shinsuke ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHENYL; DIBENZOFURAN; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; FISHERY; SEA POLLUTION; SRI LANKA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BENZOFURANS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BRACHYURA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DATA COLLECTION; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; INDIAN OCEAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RIVERS; SRI LANKA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 2542458442     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.02.031     Document Type: Article

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