Bioaccumulation patterns and biological effects of arsenic in aquatic organisms

Environmental Health Risks: Lead Poisoning and Arsenic Exposure

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 89-106

  Ventura Lima, Juliane ^a,b   Fattorini, Daniele ^c   Notti, Alessandra ^c   Monserrat, José M ^a,b   Regoli, Francesco ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^{b *}  (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquatic organisms; Arsenic metabolism; Bioaccumulation; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879589454     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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