Inter-individual distribution of metal concentrations in four marine bioindicator organisms and its use for optimal sampling design of a monitoring system

International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 8-12, 2009, Pages 559-568

  Saavedra, Yolanda ^a   González, Aurora ^b   Blanco, Juan ^c  

^a INTECMAR Technological Institute for the Monitoring of the Marine Environment in Galicia   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Química Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓNS MARIÑAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Frequency distributions and sample size; Inter individual variability; Metals; Molluscs

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR ORGANISM; BLUE MUSSELS; DISTRIBUTION OF METAL; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS AND SAMPLE SIZE; INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; INTER-INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; LOG-NORMAL; LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; LOGARITHMIC TRANSFORMATIONS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MOLLUSCS; MONITORING SYSTEM; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; OPTIMAL SAMPLING DESIGN; PECTEN MAXIMUS; SAMPLING SITE; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; SAMPLING; SILVER; ZINC;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS EDULIS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PECTEN MAXIMUS; VENERUPIS PULLASTRA;

EID: 70350130831     PISSN: 03067319     EISSN: 10290397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03067310802553146     Document Type: Article

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