Biomonitoring of trace metals (Cu, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Zn) in Mali Ston Bay (eastern Adriatic) using the Mediterranean blue mussel (1998-2005)

Acta Adriatica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-88

  Kljaković Gašpić, Zorana ^a   Ujević, Ivana ^b   Zvonarić, Tomislav ^a   Barić, Ante ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Biomonitoring; Heavy metals; Mussels; Trends

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; MUSSEL CULTURE; TRACE METAL;

ADRIATIC SEA; CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MALI STON BAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

MYTILUS EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 34848921784     PISSN: 00015113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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