Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 6-12, 2008, Pages 790-800

  Leung, Kenneth M Y ^a   Furness, Robert W ^a   Svavarsson, Jörundur ^b   Lau, T C ^c   Wu, Rudolf S S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Environmental monitoring; Environmental technology; Mussel watch; Perna viridis

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SEAWATER; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MUSSEL WATCH; PERNA VIRIDIS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYACRYLAMIDE; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

BIVALVE; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEAWATER; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ICELAND; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ICELAND; METALS; MYTILUS EDULIS; OCEANS AND SEAS; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARGYLL AND BUTE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREAT CUMBRAE; ICELAND; LOCH FYNE; LOCH STRIVEN; MILLPORT; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MYTILUS EDULIS; PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 46449139857     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.01.033     Document Type: Article

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