Allometric methodology for the calculation of biokinetic parameters for marine biota

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 388, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 256-269

  Vives i Batlle, J ^a   Wilson, R C ^a   McDonald, P ^a  

^a Westlakes Scientific Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometric; Bioaccumulation; Bioindicators; Biokinetic; Environment; Marine; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKERS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; TECHNETIUM;

ALLOMETRIC SCALING; BIOKINETICS; POWER FUNCTIONS; RADIOCAESIUM;

RADIOISOTOPES;

AMERICIUM 241; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CESIUM 137; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM 99M; CESIUM; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ALLOMETRY; AMERICIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOTA; CESIUM; KINETICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; PLUTONIUM; RADIONUCLIDE; TECHNETIUM;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; KINETICS; LOBSTER; MARINE SPECIES; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEAWEED; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; FISH; FUCUS; HALF LIFE TIME; HISTOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS, RADIOACTIVE; FISHES; FUCUS; HALF-LIFE; INVERTEBRATES; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 38049177392     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.07.048     Document Type: Article

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