Toxicity of inorganic contaminants, individually and in environmental mixtures, to three endangered fishes (Colorado squawfish, bonytail, and razorback sucker)

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 84-92

  Buhl, K J ^a   Hamilton, S J ^a  

^a Yankton Field Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GILA ELEGANS; PISCES; PTYCHOCHEILUS LUCIUS; XYRAUCHEN TEXANUS;

INORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; LIFE CYCLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0029655870     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00211332     Document Type: Article

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