Persistent organochlorines and metals in estuarine mud crabs of the Great Barrier Reef

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 769-773

  Negri, Andrew P ^a   Mortimer, Munro ^b   Carter, Steve ^c   Müller, Jochen F ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

CRAB; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; METAL; ORGANOCHLORINE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ESTUARINE SPECIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; METALS, HEAVY; QUEENSLAND; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 65049087914     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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