Anguilliform fish reveal large scale contamination by mine trace elements in the coral reefs of New Caledonia

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 470-471, Issue , 2014, Pages 876-882

  Bonnet, Xavier ^a   Briand, Marine J ^a,b   Brischoux, François ^a   Letourneur, Yves ^b   Fauvel, Thomas ^a   Bustamante, Paco ^c  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE   (New Caledonia)

^c French National Centre for Scientific Research   (France)

Author keywords

Chromium; Lagoon; Mines; Nickel; Sea kraits; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM MINES; FISH; LAKES; MINES; NICKEL; NICKEL MINES; REEFS;

CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CORAL REEF SYSTEMS; LAGOON; MINING ACTIVITIES; NEW CALEDONIA; SAMPLING TECHNIQUE; SEA KRAITS; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; SELENIUM; SILVER; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHROMIUM; CORAL REEF; FISH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAGOON; MINING; MUSCLE; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; EEL; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MINING; NEW CALEDONIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; TISSUE LEVEL;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

ANGUILLIFORMES; ANTHOZOA; CONGRIDAE; HYDROPHIIDAE; LATICAUDA; MURAENIDAE;

CHROMIUM; LAGOON; MINES; NICKEL; SEA KRAITS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANIMALS; CORAL REEFS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; MINING; NEW CALEDONIA; SEAWATER; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84887246315     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.027     Document Type: Article

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