Long term monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) from a remote Scottish location

Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-298

  Webster, Lynda ^a   Russell, Marie ^a   Packer, Gill ^a   Moffat, Colin F ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mussels; Mytilus edulis; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Seasonal trends

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; PYRENE;

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; BLUE MUSSEL MYTILUS EDULIS; LONG TERM MONITORING; MUSSEL; MYTILUS EDULIS; REMOTE SITES; SEASONAL TRENDS; TOTAL POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; WEST COAST; WET WEIGHT;

MOLLUSCS;

EID: 33748862623     PISSN: 10406638     EISSN: 15635333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10406630600904109     Document Type: Article

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