Locational differences in heavy metals and metalloids in Pacific Blue Mussels Mytilus [edulis] trossulus from Adak Island in the Aleutian Chain, Alaska

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 368, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 937-950

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adak; Aleutians; Chromium; Mercury; Metals; Mytilus; Size relationships

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; MARINE BIOLOGY;

ADAK; ALEUTIANS; MYTILUS; SIZE RELATIONSHIPS;

MERCURY (METAL);

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; CHROMIUM; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MANGANESE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; LANDFILL; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; MYTILUS EDULIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ADAK ISLAND; ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 33746583998     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.04.022     Document Type: Article

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