Bioaccumulation of mercury in reared and wild Ruditapes philippinarum of a Mediterranean lagoon

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 116-125

  Giani, Michele ^a,b   Rampazzo, Federico ^b   Berto, Daniela ^b   Maggi, Chiara ^b   Mao, Andrea ^c   Horvat, Milena ^d   Emili, Andrea ^c   Covelli, Stefano ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Lagoon; Manila clam; Mediterranean; Mercury; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SHELLFISH CULTURE; WILD POPULATION;

FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA; GORIZIA; GRADO LAGOON; ISONZO RIVER; ITALY; MARANO LAGOON; UDINE;

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 84867918510     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.05.031     Document Type: Article

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