Heavy metal enrichment in seagrasses of Andaman Islands and its implication to the health of the coastal ecosystem

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-91

  Thangaradjou, T ^a   Nobi, E P ^a   Dilipan, E ^a   Sivakumar, K ^a   Susila, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Andaman islands; Coastal environs; Metal; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HEAVY METAL; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEAGRASS; SPECTROMETRY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANDAMANS; ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; INDIA;

EID: 77649239054     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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