Trace metal concentrations in zooplankton from the eastern Arabian Sea and western Bay of Bengal

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-32

  Rejomon, G ^a   Balachandran, K K ^a   Nair, M ^a   Joseph, T ^a   Kumar, P K Dinesh ^a   Achuthankutty, C T ^a   Nair, K K C ^a   Pillai, N G K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; Bay of Bengal; Bioaccumulation; Trace metals; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 41349085411     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920701506193     Document Type: Article

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