Factors affecting 210Po and 210Pb activity concentrations in mussels and implications for environmental bio-monitoring programmes

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-137

  Carvalho, Fernando P ^a   Oliveira, João M ^a   Alberto, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Condition index; Environmental monitoring; Lead 210; Mussel watch; Mussels; Polonium 210

Indexed keywords

CONDITION INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEAD-210; MUSSEL WATCH; MUSSELS; POLONIUM-210;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMETRICS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CONDITION MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; LEAD; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; SEAWATER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

LEAD 210; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; SEA WATER; LEAD;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMETRY; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDITION FACTOR; DATA SET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LEAD ISOTOPE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLONIUM ISOTOPE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMETRY; BIVALVE; BODY BURDEN; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOPHILICITY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; SEASON; SOFT TISSUE; SUMMER; WATER POLLUTION; WINTER; ANIMAL; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; PORTUGAL;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; POLONIUM; PORTUGAL; SEASONS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 78651243511     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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