Biomonitoring of Trace Metal Pollution Using Fishes From the Cochin Backwaters

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 272-283

  George, Rejomon ^a   Martin, G D ^a   Nair, S M ^a   Chandramohanakumar, N ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

bioaccumulation; biomonitoring; Cochin backwaters; fish; trace metal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865381591     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275922.2012.702334     Document Type: Article

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