Comparison of metal accumulation between 'Artificial Mussel' and natural mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in marine environments

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 5-12, 2011, Pages 149-153

  Gonzalez Rey, M ^a   Lau, T C ^b   Gomes, T ^a   Maria, V L ^a   Bebianno, M J ^a   Wu, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Artificial mussels; Metal concentrations; Metal monitoring; Mytilus galloprovincialis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSSELS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METAL ACCUMULATION; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PASSIVE SAMPLERS; PORTUGUESE COAST; SOFT TISSUE;

BIOACCUMULATION; LEAD; METALS; POLLUTION; SHELLFISH; TISSUE; ZINC;

CHROMIUM;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; METAL; ZINC;

BASE METAL; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAVY METAL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; MOLLUSC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PORTUGAL; SEA POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS; MYTILUS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

PORTUGAL;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 79960374807     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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