Marine pollution detection through biomarkers in marine bivalves

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1153-1157

  Verlecar, X N ^a   Pereira, N ^a   Desai, S R ^a   Jena, K B ^a   Snigdha, ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Coastal waters; Pollution; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 33751570471     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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