A survey of total mercury and methylmercury in edible fish and invertebrates from Azorean waters

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 331-350

  Andersen, J L ^a,c   Depledge, M H ^b  

^a Institute of Medical Biology   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; INVERTEBRATES; MERCURY; METAL CONCENTRATION; METHYL MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM; WHITE SEABREAM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CRAB; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GILL; INVERTEBRATE; MIDGUT; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES;

AZORES, SAO MIGUEL;

ANIMALIA; CANCER PAGURUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIPLODUS; DIPLODUS SARGUS CADENATI; DIPLODUS SARGUS SARGUS; INVERTEBRATA; PAGURUS; SARGUS;

EID: 0030793031     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(97)00011-1     Document Type: Article

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