Accumulation of selenium by the aquatic biota of a watershed treated with seleniferous fertilizer

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 409-416

  Maier, K J ^a   Nelson, C R ^b   Bailey, F C ^c   Klaine, S J ^d   Knight, A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; SELENIUM;

AQUATIC FAUNA; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; VEGETATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILIZERS; FRESH WATER; INVERTEBRATES; PLANTS; SELENIUM;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CERVIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031946432     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900641     Document Type: Article

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