Bivalve mollusks in metal pollution studies: From bioaccumulation to biomonitoring

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-208

  Zuykov, Michael ^a   Pelletier, Emilien ^a   Harper, David A T ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biomonitoring; Bivalve mollusks; Chemical monitoring; Metals

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; METALS; POLLUTION;

BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE MOLLUSKS; CHEMICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; METAL BIOACCUMULATION;

MOLLUSCS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTALLIZATION; METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYSTALLIZATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; REVIEW; SALINITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; WATER POLLUTION;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE MOLLUSKS; CHEMICAL MONITORING; METALS;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84882878303     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.05.001     Document Type: Review

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