Environmental cadmium and lead concentrations in the Bahía Blanca Estuary (Argentina). Potential toxic effects of Cd and Pb on crab larvae

The Bahía Blanca Estuary includes a large tidal plain with an area close to 1150 km<sup>2</sup>. Mud is predominant in its sediments, where a significant population of the crab <i>Chasmagnathus granulata</i> lives during the whole year. Moreover, there are important urban...

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Main Authors: Laura Ferrer, Elena Contardi, Santiago J. Andrade, Raúl Asteasuain, Adán E. Pucci, Jorge E. Marcovecchio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2000-12-01
Series:Oceanologia
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Online Access:http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/42_4.html#A6