Leeches as indicators of dietary mercury exposure in non-piscivorous waterfowl in central Ontario, Canada

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-181

  McNicol, D K ^a   Mallory, M L ^a   Mierle, G ^b   Scheuhammer, A M ^a   Wong, A H K ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; DIETARY INTAKE; DUCK; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LAKE; LEECH; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTION;

LEECH; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; WATERFOWL;

CANADA, ONTARIO, MUSKOKA;

HIRUDINEA; MACROBDELLA DECORA; PERCYMOORENSIS MARMORATIS;

EID: 0030619937     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(96)00125-X     Document Type: Article

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