Pesticides in coastal waters of the Gulf of California: Mussel watch program 1987-1988

A monitoring program was carried out in 1987 and 1988 using the mussel Modiolus capax as bioindicator to establish the contamination by organochlorine and organophosphate insecticides along the western coast of the Gulf of California. The results show that p,p′-DDE (5.78-105.3 ng g–1 dry weight) is...

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Main Authors: EA Gutiérrez-Galindo, G Flores-Muñoz, ML Ortega-Garcí­a, JA Villaescusa-Celaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 1992-03-01
Series:Ciencias Marinas
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Online Access:http://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/891