Metallothionein-like protein and tissue metal concentrations in invertebrates (Oligochaetes and Chironomids) collected from reference and metal contaminated field sediments

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 565-577

  Gillis, Patricia L ^a,b,c   Reynoldson, Trefor B ^a   Dixon, D George ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chironomids; Metal bioavailability; Metal contaminated sediment; Metallothionein; Oligochaetes; Tissue metal

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; METAL ANALYSIS; PROTEINS; SMELTING; TISSUE;

ATMOSPHERIC FALLOUT; CHIRONOMIDS; METAL BIOAVAILABILITY; METAL-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS; METALLOTHIONEIN; OLIGOCHAETES; TISSUE METALS;

SEDIMENTS;

BIOAVAILABILITY; HEAVY METAL; INVERTEBRATE; METALLOTHIONEIN; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SMELTING;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 33750307259     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[565:MPATMC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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