Trace metals associated with seston collected from Spencer Gulf, South Australia, near a lead smelter: Spatial distribution, temporal variability and uptake by bivalves

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-45

  Ross, Kirstin E ^a   Bidwell, Joseph R ^b   Williams, Michael ^c   Boland, John ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mussel; Mytilus edulis; Pecten alba; Scallop; Seston; Spencer Gulf; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; PECTEN; PECTINIDAE;

EID: 2542554349     PISSN: 03721426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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