Accumulation of total mercury and methyl mercury in insect larvae of hydroelectric reservoirs

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 832-841

  Tremblay, Alain ^a   Lucotte, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC LARVA; BIOACCUMULATION; INSECT LARVA; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; RESERVOIR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030748840     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-339     Document Type: Article

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