Potentially toxic trace elements accumulating in marine sediment and bivalves in the outfall area of a desalination plant

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 25, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 106-112

  Lin, Ming Hsun ^a   Lee, Cheng Haw ^a   Lin, Yung Chang ^b   Yang, Kuo Hsin ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Desalination plant; Potentially toxic trace element; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 79251511871     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.1753     Document Type: Article

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