Biomonitoring of heavy metals using the bivalve molluscs in Sunderban mangrove wetland, northeast coast of Bay of Bengal (India): Possible risks to human health

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-194

  Sarkar, Santosh Kumar ^a   Cabral, Henrique ^b   Chatterjee, Mousumi ^a   Cardoso, Ines ^b   Bhattacharya, Asok Kumar ^a   Satpathy, Kamala Kanta ^c   Alam, Mohammad Aftab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Biomonitoring; Bivalve mollusks; Heavy metals; Human health; Sunderban delta; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BIOMARKERS; COPPER; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; MONITORING; WETLANDS; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; WETLAND;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

ANADARA; BIVALVIA; MERETRIX MERETRIX; MOLLUSCA; SANGUINOLARIA; TEGILLARCA GRANOSA; TRIGONA;

EID: 61449123214     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200700027     Document Type: Article

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