Trends in concentrations of selected metalloid and metals in two bivalves from the coral reefs in the SW lagoon of New Caledonia

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 372-381

  Hedouin L ^a,b,c   Bustamante, P ^b   Churlaud, C ^b   Pringault, O ^c   Fichez, R ^c   Warnau, M ^a  

^a International Atomic Energy Agency Marine Environment Laboratories IAEA MEL   (Monaco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Metals; Mining activities; Tropical environment

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; MANGANESE; METAL DERIVATIVE; NICKEL; SILVER; ZINC;

BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL REEF; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LAGOON; MARINE POLLUTION; MINING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CLAM; COASTAL WATERS; CORAL REEF; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAGOON; MINING; NEW CALEDONIA; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; METALS; MINING; NEW CALEDONIA; OSTREIDAE; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; GAFRARIUM TUMIDUM; ISOGNOMON; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 55049110770     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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