Environmental factors affecting methyl mercury accumulation in zooplankton

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2221-2228

  Westcott, Kim ^a,b   Kalff, Jacob ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGEMOUTH BASS; METHYLMERCURY; SMALLMOUTH BASS; ZOOPLANKTON;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0030429453     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-178     Document Type: Article

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