Heavy metals in mussels and associated sediments from the coastal sites along the Pearl River Delta, South China

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-55

  Fang, Z ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal site; Heavy metal; Mussel; Pearl River Delta; Sediment; South China

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; SEDIMENTS; TIN; ZINC;

COASTAL SITE; HEAVY METAL; MUSSEL; PEARL RIVER DELTA; SEDIMENT; SOUTH CHINA;

HEAVY METALS;

HEAVY METAL; MOLLUSC; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 33646791183     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240500512375     Document Type: Article

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