Heavy metals monitoring in the southernmost mussel farm of the world (Beagle Channel, Argentina)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1378-1384

  Giarratano, Erica ^a   Amin, Oscar A ^a  

^a CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Beagle Channel; Heavy metals; Monitoring; Mussel farm; Mytilus edulis chilensis

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MOLLUSC; POLLUTION MONITORING; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCRINE GLAND; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GILL; HEALTH HAZARD; MARICULTURE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SUMMER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WINTER;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ARGENTINA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GILLS; METALS, HEAVY; MYTILUS EDULIS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANTARCTICA; BEAGLE CHANNEL; BROWN BAY; EAST ANTARCTICA;

MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 77956186147     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.06.023     Document Type: Article

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