Relative sensitivity of three endangered fishes, Colorado squawfish, bonytail, and razorback sucker, to selected metal pollutants

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 186-192

  Buhl, Kevin J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

ENDANGERED FISH; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION SENSITIVITY; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; FISH; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

GREEN RIVER; USA; UTAH;

CENTRARCHIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; GILA ELEGANS; PISCES; PTYCHOCHEILUS LUCIUS; SALMONIDAE; XYRAUCHEN TEXANUS;

EID: 0031194388     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1543     Document Type: Article

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