Bioaccumulation and depuration of metals in blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) from a contaminated and clean estuary

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 361-368

  Reichmuth, Jessica M ^a   Weis, Peddrick ^b   Weis, Judith S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Callinectes sapidus; Depuration; Metals; Pollution

Indexed keywords

BIO-INDICATORS; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DEPURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; REFERENCE SITES; TISSUE CONCENTRATIONS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; ZINC;

MUSCLE;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CRAB; DEPURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METAL; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLUE CRAB; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; FOOD INTAKE; HEPATOPANCREAS; MALE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; TISSUE LEVEL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HEPATOPANCREAS; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLES; NEW JERSEY; SEAWATER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 74249096819     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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