Mussel watch update: Long-term trends in selected contaminants from coastal California, 1977-2010

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 291-302

  Melwani, Aroon R ^a   Gregorio, Dominic ^b   Jin, Yujie ^b   Stephenson, Mark ^c   Ichikawa, Gary ^c   Siegel, Emily ^b   Crane, Dave ^d   Lauenstein, Gunnar ^e   Davis, Jay A ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b California State Water Resources Control Board   (United States)

^c MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d Water Pollution Control Laboratory   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bivalves; California; Contaminants; Mussels; Trends

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; IMPURITIES; WATCHES; WATER QUALITY;

BIVALVES; CALIFORNIA; CHLORINATED ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; MUSSELS; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT; TISSUE CONCENTRATIONS; TRENDS;

MOLLUSCS;

BUTYLTIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; COPPER; LEAD; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILVER;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; BUTYLTIN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; LEAD; MOLLUSC; PAH; SILVER; TREND ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BAY; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVES; CALIFORNIA; CONTAMINANTS; MUSSELS; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SAN FRANCISCO; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84899988027     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.04.025     Document Type: Article

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