Long-term trends in accumulated metals (Cd, Cu and Zn) and metallothionein in bivalves from lakes within a smelter-impacted region

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 369, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 403-418

  Perceval, Olivier ^a   Couillard, Yves ^b   Pinel Alloul, Bernadette ^a   Bonneris, Emmanuelle ^c,d   Campbell, Peter G C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Bivalves; Lakes; Long term monitoring; Metal contamination; Metallothionein (MT)

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIVALVES; LONG-TERM MONITORING; METAL CONTAMINATION; METALLOTHIONEIN (MT);

BIOMARKERS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LAKE WATER; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HEAVY METAL; PROTEIN; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SMELTING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIVALVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GILL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SMELTER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATERSHED;

BIVALVIA; PYGANODON GRANDIS;

EID: 33748632113     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.04.019     Document Type: Article

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