Evaluation of Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum as a sentinel species for metal pollution monitoring in estuarine tidal flats of Korea: effects of size, sex, and spawning on baseline accumulation

Mar Pollut Bull. 2006 Apr;52(4):447-53. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.12.012. Epub 2006 Mar 9.
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Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bivalvia / chemistry*
  • Bivalvia / physiology*
  • Body Size / physiology
  • Data Collection
  • Environmental Monitoring / methods*
  • Environmental Monitoring / standards
  • Female
  • Geologic Sediments / analysis
  • Korea
  • Male
  • Metals, Heavy / analysis*
  • Oceans and Seas
  • Reproduction / physiology
  • Seasons
  • Sentinel Surveillance
  • Sex Factors
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

  • Metals, Heavy
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical