Comparisons and temporal trends of organochlorines and heavy metals in fish from the Gulf of Bothnia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 236-240

  Vuorinen, Pekka J ^a   Haahti, Hannu ^b   Leivuori, Mirja ^b   Miettinen, Veijo ^c  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FINLAND; FISH; NONHUMAN; SALMON; SEA POLLUTION; TROUT;

EID: 0032029104     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(97)00016-7     Document Type: Article

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