The use of biota sampling for environmental contaminant analysis for characterization of benthic communities in the Aleutians

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 369, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 393-402

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Jewett, Stephen ^c   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,d   Hoberg, Max ^c   Harper, Shawn ^c   Chenelot, Heloise ^c   Jeitner, Christian ^a,b   Burke, Sean ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Aleut foods; Amchitka; Benthic; Fish; Kelp; Kiska; Marine resources; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

ALEUT FOODS; AMCHITKA; FISHES; KELP; KISKA; MARINE RESOURCES; SEA URCHIN;

ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; IMPURITIES; MARINE POLLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; WATER RESOURCES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

RADIOISOTOPE;

BENTHOS; BIOMARKER; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEATHER;

ALASKA; ALGAE, BROWN; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; NUCLEAR WARFARE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHAEOPHYTA; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; AMCHITKA ISLAND; BERING SEA; KISKA ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 33747893657     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.02.045     Document Type: Article

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