A Guide to the Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Estuaries Using Biological Indicators
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Bryan, G.W., Langston, W.J., Hummerstone, L.G. and Burt, G.R. (1985) A guide to the assessment of heavy metal contamination in estuaries using biological indicators . Occasional Publications. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (4) 92p.
Abstract
The rationale behind the use of analyses of estuarine organisms to assess levels of heavy-metal contamination is described and compared with alternative methods such as the analysis of waters or sediments. Based on field observations in United Kingdom estuaries and on evidence from the literature, an assessment is made of the suitability of 17 species as the indicators of metals and metalloids including Ag, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Se, Sn, Pb and Zn.
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