Ecosystem recovery following selenium contamination in a freshwater reservoir

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-281

  Lemly, A Dennis ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICITY; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY; METAL CONCENTRATION; REPRODUCTIVE FAILURE; RESERVOIR; SELENIUM; TERATOGENESIS;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, BELEWS LAKE;

AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CENTRARCHIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 0031107067     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1996.1515     Document Type: Article

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