Coastal pollution and potential biomonitors of metals in Mauritius

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 174, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 63-91

  Daby, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Coastal hotspots; Contaminant metals; Mauritius

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER;

BIOMONITORING; COASTAL HOTSPOTS; CONTAMINANT METALS; MAURITIUS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; SEA WATER; ZINC;

COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); MARINE POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOMONITORING; BIOTA; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MAURITIUS; SEA POLLUTION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

ANIMALIA; CRASSOSTREA; ECHINOMETRA MATHAEI; ENTEROMORPHA RAMULOSA; ISOGNOMON; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 33745905018     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-9035-4     Document Type: Article

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