Heavy Metals, Selenium and Arsenic in Nine Species of Australian Commercial Fish

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 277-286

  Bebbington, G N ^a   Mackay, N J ^a,b   Chvojka, R ^a   Williams, R J ^a   Dunn, A ^a   Auty, E H ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

^b Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; SELENIUM; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0017628708     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9770277     Document Type: Article

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