Mussels as a tool for mitigation of nutrients in the marine environment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 137-143

  Petersen, Jens Kjerulf ^a   Hasler, Berit ^b   Timmermann, Karen ^b   Nielsen, Pernille ^a,c   Tørring, Ditte Bruunshøj ^a   Larsen, Martin Mørk ^b   Holmer, Marianne ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Eutrophication; Heavy metal bioaccumulation; Mussel production; Mytilus edulis; Nutrient removal

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; EUTROPHICATION; HEAVY METALS; MOLLUSCS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OPTIMIZATION; TOOLS;

COASTAL WATERS; ECONOMIC PARAMETERS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METAL BIOACCUMULATION; MYTILUS EDULIS; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PRODUCTION CYCLE;

NUTRIENTS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; HEAVY METAL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; COASTAL WATER; EUTROPHICATION; HEAVY METAL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; COASTAL WATERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENMARK; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MYTILUS EDULIS; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EUTROPHICATION; METABOLISM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTION;

DENMARK; MIDTJYLLAND; SKIVE FJORD;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BIOMASS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; EUTROPHICATION; METALS, HEAVY; MYTILUS EDULIS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84899929821     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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