Fucus spp. as a mercury contamination bioindicator in costal areas (Northwestern Portugal)

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 388-395

  Cairrao E ^a,b,d   Pereira, M J ^a   Pastorinho, M R ^a   Morgado, F ^a   Soares, A M V M ^a   Guilhermino, L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Fucus; Mercury; Northwestern coast of Portugal; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; METAL POLLUTION; NORTHWESTERN COAST OF PORTUGAL;

COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTUARIES; STANDARDS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; ESTUARINE SPECIES; FUCUS; FUCUS CERANOIDES; FUCUS SPIRALIS; FUCUS VESICULOSIS; MACROALGA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUCUS; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; PORTUGAL; SEAWATER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

FUCUS; FUCUS CERANOIDES; FUCUS SPIRALIS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS;

EID: 35248852469     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9257-9     Document Type: Article

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