Accumulation of Cu and Zn in discarded antifouling paint particles by the marine gastropod, Littorina littorea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 447-452

  Gammon, Melanie ^a   Turner, Andrew ^a   Brown, Murray T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antifouling paint; copper; Littorina littorea; Ulva lactuca; zinc

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ANTIFOULING; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; COPPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GASTROPOD; MARINE POLLUTION; PHOSPHATE; ZINC;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; LITTORINA LITTOREA; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 69849097499     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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