Polynuclear aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons in mussels from the coastal zone of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 521-529

  Amin, Oscar A ^a   Comoglio, Laura I ^a   Sericano, José L ^b  

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

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Mussels; Organic contaminants; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons; Ushuaia Bay

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; MUSSELS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; USHUAIA BAY;

AROMATIZATION; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHYLENE; OIL TANKS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

4 4' 1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; LIPID; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HYDROCARBON; LIPID; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; MUSSEL; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS CHILENSIS; NONHUMAN; OCEANOGRAPHY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STORAGE; WATER QUALITY;

ARGENTINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

ARGENTINA; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(PRV) ARGENTINA]; USHUAIA BAY;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 79551614588     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.422     Document Type: Article

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