Brown mussels (Perna perna) and semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs) as indicators of organic pollutants in the South African marine environment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 5-12, 2011, Pages 91-97

  Degger, N ^a   Wepener, V ^a   Richardson, B J ^b   Wu, R S S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

PAHs; PCBs; Perna perna; Semi permeable membrane devices; South Africa

Indexed keywords

PAHS; PCBS; PERNA PERNA; SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE DEVICES; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SHELLFISH;

MARINE POLLUTION;

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MARINE POLLUTION; MEMBRANE; MOLLUSC; PAH; PCB;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PERNA; PERNA PERNA; POLLUTION MONITORING; SAMPLER; SEA POLLUTION; SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE DEVICE; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PERMEABILITY; PERNA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

PERNA PERNA;

EID: 79960382922     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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