Adult dermal sediment loads following clam digging in tide flats

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 463-470

  Shoaf, M B ^a   Shirai, J H ^a   Kedan, G ^a   Schaum, J ^b   Kissel, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Exposure

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FLEET OPERATIONS; SOILS; TIDES;

ADHERENCE; CLAM DIGGING; EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION;

SEDIMENTS;

BIVALVIA; HERE (GASTROPOD);

EID: 26444499164     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380500180515     Document Type: Article

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