Trace metal dynamics in fishes from the southwest coast of India

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 167, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 243-255

  Rejomon, George ^a   Nair, Maheswari ^a   Joseph, Thresiamma ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Fish; Food; Southwest coast of India; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF FE; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DEMERSAL FISH; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; FISH SPECIES; FOOD; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MARINE FISH; MUSCLE TISSUES; PELAGIC SPECIES; SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA; SUMMER MONSOON; TRACE METAL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FISH; LEAD; METALS; POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

COPPER;

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC; SEA WATER; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CADMIUM; COBALT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; COPPER; DEMERSAL FISH; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; PELAGIC FISH; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CARANX MELAMPYGUS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOGLOSSUS MACROSTOMUS; DRY WEIGHT; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INDIA; LATES CALCARIFER; MARINE SPECIES; MUSCLE TISSUE; NEMIPTERUS JAPONICUS; NONHUMAN; RASTRELLIGER KANAGURTA; SUMMER; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; INDIA; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; SEAWATER; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

INDIA;

CARANX MELAMPYGUS; CYANOGLOSSUS; LATES CALCARIFER; NEMIPTERUS JAPONICUS; PISCES; RASTRELLIGER KANAGURTA;

EID: 77956184164     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1046-y     Document Type: Article

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