A comparative seasonal pollution assessment study on Ennore Estuary with respect to metal accumulation in the grey mullet, Mugil cephalus

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 91-103

  Padmini, E ^a   Geetha, B Vijaya ^a  

^a BHARATHI WOMEN S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Environmental contaminants; Metal accumulation; Pollution; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; OXIDATION; PERCIFORM; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHENNAI; ENNORE ESTUARY; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; KOVALAM ESTUARY; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

MUGIL CEPHALUS; MUGILIDAE;

EID: 37249068438     PISSN: 1730413X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10009-007-0031-4     Document Type: Article

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