Heavy metal contamination in mangrove habitats of Singapore

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1732-1738

  Cuong, Dang The ^a   Bayen, Stéphane ^a   Wurl, Oliver ^a   Subramanian, Karuppiah ^a   Shing Wong, Kelvin Kae ^a   Sivasothi, N ^a   Obbard, Jeffrey Philip ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL; MANGROVE; MARINE POLLUTION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTAMINATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANGROVE; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; SINGAPORE;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; REFERENCE VALUES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SEAWATER; SINGAPORE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 28444439224     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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