The influence of body size, condition index and tidal exposure on the variability in metal bioaccumulation in Mytilus edulis

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 272-279

  Mubiana, Valentine K ^a   Vercauteren, Kathleen ^a   Blust, Ronny ^a  

^a Biochemistry and Toxicology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Heavy metals; Inter individual variability; Mussels

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TISSUE; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; INTER-INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; MUSSELS;

POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; BODY SIZE; HEAVY METAL; REGRESSION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS, HEAVY; MYTILUS; NETHERLANDS; NICKEL; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 33748124604     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.017     Document Type: Article

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