Metals accumulation in marine bivalves and seawater from the lagoon of Boughrara in Tunisia (North Africa)

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-284

  Mensi, Gh S ^a,b   Moukha, S ^c   Creppy, E E ^b   Maaroufi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Algal bloom; Bivalves; Heavy metal; Marine pollution

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; COASTAL LAGOON; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA;

EID: 46449086246     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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