Mercury speciation and bioaccumulation in lotic primary producers and primary consumers

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 812-819

  Hill, Walter R ^a   Stewart, Arthur J ^a   Napolitano, Guillermo E ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY;

USA, TENNESSEE;

CAMPOSTOMA; CAMPOSTOMA ANOMALUM; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LUXILUS; LUXILUS CHRYSOCEPHALUS;

EID: 0030474943     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-231     Document Type: Article

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