title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Korea Polar Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Ansan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jungyoun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Heeseon J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: In-Young
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D049628:Body Size / Q000502:physiology; D003625:Data Collection; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D012621:Seasons; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D012737:Sex Factors; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical