Characterisation by X-ray microanalysis of metal granules in the mucus trails of Littorina littorea (Gastropoda) along a putative pollution gradient

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 403-410

  Reboreda, R ^a,b   Davies, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Detoxification; littorea; Marine pollution; Metal; Microanalysis; Mucus trail

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; METAL; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON; SODIUM; SULFUR; TITANIUM;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; GASTROPOD; METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; GASTROPOD; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SNAIL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROPODA; METALS, HEAVY; MUCUS; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

GASTROPODA; LITTORINA LITTOREA;

EID: 33748853710     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-006-0062-8     Document Type: Article

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