Mercury speciation and accumulation in bangladesh freshwater and anadromous fish

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-210

  Holsbeek, L ^a   Das, H K ^a   Joiris, C R ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Fish; Mercury; Speciation and accumulation

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESH WATER; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEAWATER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; MERCURY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0030620367     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(97)05453-3     Document Type: Article

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