Journal of
Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

  • Abbreviation: J. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9820
  • DOI: 10.5897/JTEHS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 217

Full Length Research Paper

The relationships between metal (Pb, Cu, Cd and Cr) levels and the size of the Moroccan Atlantic Coast gastropod species (Patella rustica)

Lalla Meryem IDRISSI AZZOUZI
  • Lalla Meryem IDRISSI AZZOUZI
  • Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Hygiene and Laboratory of Biodiversity, Ecology and Genome, University Mohamed V of Rabat, School of Sciences, Morocco.
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Rachid Ben Aakame
  • Rachid Ben Aakame
  • Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Toxicology, Industrial and Environmental Hygiene, National Institute of Hygiene, Rabat, Morocco.
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Abdellah El Abidi
  • Abdellah El Abidi
  • Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Toxicology, Industrial and Environmental Hygiene, National Institute of Hygiene, Rabat, Morocco.
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Mariam Naciri
  • Mariam Naciri
  • Laboratory of Biodiversity, Ecology and Genome, University Mohamed V of Rabat, School of Sciences, Morocco.
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  •  Received: 23 January 2023
  •  Accepted: 19 March 2024
  •  Published: 31 May 2024

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