Distribution and possible impacts of toxic organic pollutants on coral reef ecosystems around Okinawa Island, Japan

Pacific Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 317-326

  Imo, S Taema ^a   Sheikh, M A ^a   Sawano, K ^a   Fujimura, H ^a   Oomori, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CORAL REEF; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOCHLORINE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 45749102112     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/1534-6188(2008)62[317:DAPIOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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