Assessment of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc contamination using oysters (Saccostrea cucullata) as biomonitors on the Coast of the Persian Gulf, Iran

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 956-961

  Chaharlang, Behnam Haidari ^a   Bakhtiari, Alireza Riyahi ^b   Yavari, Vahid ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c KHORRAMSHAHR UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Lengeh port; Metals; Persian Gulf; Saccostrea cucullata

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BIOMONITORS; INTERTIDAL ZONES; LENGEH PORT; PERSIAN GULF; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SACCOSTREA CUCULLATA; SOFT TISSUE; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; LEAD; METALS; SHELLFISH; TISSUE;

ZINC;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; SEA WATER; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OYSTER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; OSTREIDAE; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA CUCCULLATA;

EID: 84861925278     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0591-1     Document Type: Article

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