Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in fish and Ardeid at Pearl River Estuary, China

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-67

  Kwok, C K ^a   Liang, Y ^a   Wang, H ^a,c   Dong, Y H ^a,c   Leung, S Y ^a   Wong, M H ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

Ardeid; Bioaccumulation; Bioaccumulation factor; Eggshell; Heavy metals; Mai Po

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CICHLID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EGGSHELL; HEAVY METAL; MUSCLE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARDEOLA BACCHUS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CHANNA; CHANNA ASIATICA; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG SHELL; EGRETTA GARZETTA; ESTUARY; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; SEDIMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

ARDEID; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR; EGGSHELL; HEAVY METALS; MAI PO;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY SIZE; CHINA; EGG SHELL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; FISHES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HONG KONG; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLES; OVUM; TILAPIA; VISCERA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84900491853     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.04.016     Document Type: Article

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