Kelp as a bioindicator: Does it matter which part of 5 m long plant is used for metal analysis?

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 128, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 311-321

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c   Jeitner, Christian ^a,b   Gray, Matt ^a,b   Shukla, Tara ^b,c   Shukla, Sheila ^a,b   Burke, Sean ^b,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaria; Aleutian Islands; Algae; Bioindicator; Cadmium; Kelp; Lead; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MARINE BIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

KELP; REGRESSION MODELS;

BIOMARKERS;

ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAVY METAL; KELP FOREST; POLLUTANT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD INTAKE; KELP; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KELP; METALS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ADAK ISLAND; ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; BERING SEA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ALARIA NANA; ALGAE; BIVALVIA;

EID: 34247867946     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9314-6     Document Type: Article

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