Monitoring heavy metal pollution in San Antonio Bay, Río Negro, Argentina

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-125

  Vazquez N N ^a   Gil, M A ^a   Esteves, J L ^a   Narvarte, M A ^b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Biologia Marina y Pesquera Almirante Storni Rio Negro   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALLURGY; METALS, HEAVY; MYTILUS; SEAFOOD; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34548529442     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9084-z     Document Type: Article

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