The effect of selenium and organic material in lake sediments on the bioaccumulation of methylmercury by Lumbriculus variegatus (oligochaeta)

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 267-278

  Nuutinen, Susanna ^a   Kukkonen, Jussi V K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Bioavailability; Lumbriculus variegatus; Methylmercury; Sediment; Selenium

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; LAKE SEDIMENT; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER; SELENIUM;

LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; OLIGOCHAETA;

EID: 0031931186     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005946908133     Document Type: Article

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