Petrosia testudinaria as a biomarker for metal contamination at Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India

Chemosphere

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 634-638

  Rao, J Venkateswara ^a   Kavitha, P ^a   Reddy, N Chakra ^a   Rao, T Gnaneshwar ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Biomonitoring; Metal; Petrosia testudinaria; Sponge

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HABITAT MODIFICATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-MASS SPECTROMETRY (ICPMS); PETROSIA TESTUDINARIA;

BIOMARKERS; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND RECLAMATION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LIPID; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PROTEIN; SELENIUM; SUGAR;

BIOMARKERS; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND RECLAMATION; MARINE POLLUTION;

BIOMARKER; HEAVY METAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPONGE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; MACROMOLECULE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PETROSIA TESTUDINARIA; RELIABILITY; SEA POLLUTION; SPONGE (PORIFERA); WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; PETROSIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GULF OF MANNAR; INDIAN OCEAN;

PETROSIA TESTUDINARIA;

EID: 33747800402     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.01.072     Document Type: Article

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