Assessing the toxic threat of selenium to fish and aquatic birds

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-35

  Lemly, A Dennis ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDIMENT; THREAT; TOXICITY; WILDLIFE;

BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; SELENIUM; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC BIRD EGGS; BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; FISH EGGS; FOOD CHAIN BIOACCUMULATION; REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM;

WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC BIRD; ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE; BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; REPRODUCTION; SELENIUM; TOXIC THREAT;

AVES;

EID: 0029661010     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00399568     Document Type: Article

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