Methylmercury in a benthic food web of two hydroelectric reservoirs and a natural lake of northern Québec (Canada)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 255-269

  Tremblay, A ^a   Lucotte, M ^a   Rheault, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Lakes; Mercury; Methylmercury; Reservoirs

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECT; NONHUMAN;

LAKES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BENTHIC INSECTS; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; BIOAVAILABILITY; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; FOOD WEB; HYDROELECTRIC RESERVOIRS; METHYLMERCURY;

MARINE POLLUTION;

FOOD WEB; MACROBENTHOS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; RESERVOIR;

CANADA, QUEBEC, LA GRANDE RESERVOIR;

EID: 0029663799     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00666262     Document Type: Article

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