Determining the bioavailability of contaminants and assessing the quality of sediments : PPPart 2: Behavioural response of snails, Ilyanassa obsoleta, towards contaminated harbour sediments

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 92-97

  Marklevitz, Stephen A C ^a   Almeida, Elizabete ^a   Flemming, Joanna ^a   Hellou, Jocelyne ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour, contaminants, sediments, harbour, snails; Bioavailability of contaminants; Harbour sediments; Ilyanassa obsolete; Quality of sediments; Snails; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOAVAILABILITY; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HARBOR; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SNAIL;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; ILYANASSA; ILYANASSA OBSOLETA;

EID: 67650444636     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2008.02.275.2     Document Type: Article

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