Distribution of heavy metal concentrations in the different soft tissues of the freshwater snail Pomacea insularum (D'Orbigny, 1839; Gastropoda), and sediments collected from polluted and unpolluted sites from Malaysia

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-27

  Yap, C K ^a   Edward, F B ^a   Pang, B H ^a   Ismail, A ^a   Tan, S G ^a   Jambari, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Different soft tissues; Freshwater ecosystem; Heavy metals; Pomacea insularum

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; BINDING SITES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; HISTOLOGY; METALS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TISSUE; ZINC;

BIO MONITORS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; DIFFERENT SOFT TISSUES; DIGESTIVE TRACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FRESHWATER SNAILS; GASTROPODA; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MALAYSIA; POMACEA INSULARUM;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEAVY METAL; SNAIL;

BASOMMATOPHORA; GASTROPODA; POMACEA;

EID: 60849138425     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240802010904     Document Type: Article

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