Acetylcholinesterase, an old biomarker with a new future? Field trials in association with two urban rivers and a paper mill in Newfoundland

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-231

  Payne, J F ^a   Mathieu, A ^a   Melvin, W ^a   Fancey, L L ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLATFISH; MUSCLE TISSUE; PAPER INDUSTRY; POLLUTANT; RIVER; TROUT; URBAN AREA;

PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ENZYMES; FIELD TRIALS; POLLUTION INDICATORS;

CANADA, NEWFOUNDLAND, ST JOHN'S;

EID: 0029943812     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(95)00112-Z     Document Type: Article

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