Polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and selected organochlorinesin Lake Superior fish, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2222-2228

  Gerstenberger, Shawn L ^a,b   Gallinat, Mike P ^c   Dellinger, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c Red Cliff Band of Lake Sup Chippewa   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial fish; Great Lakes; Organochlorines; Polychlorinated biphenyl congeners

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ORGANOCHLORINE; PCBS;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FISH; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

USA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE SUPERIOR; USA, WISCONSIN, APOSTLE ISLANDS; USA, WISCONSIN, OSHKOSH;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0030758799     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<2222:PBCASO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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