Contaminant Accumulation in Hard and Soft Shell Blue Crabs from an Urban Subestuary

Muscle and hepatopancreas of blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus), collected from the Elizabeth River, Virginia, contained residues of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs}, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides. Analytical procedures involved dichloromethane extraction of lyop...

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Main Author: Mothershead, Robert F.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: W&M ScholarWorks 1991
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539617623
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2753&context=etd