Eels: Contaminant cocktails pinpointing environmental contamination

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1423-1436

  Belpaire, C ^a   Goemans, G ^a  

^a Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Belgium; Bioaccumulation; Biomonitoring; European eel; Flanders; Pollution; Spawner quality; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; DIOXIN; EEL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; METABOLISM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STOCK ASSESSMENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEUSE BASIN; SCHELDT RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE; YSER RIVER;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 35948936307     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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