Use of ivermectin in marine fish farms: Some concerns

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 566-568

  Grant, Alastair ^a   Briggs, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

AQUACULTURE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; NEMATODIASIS; SALMON; SEA POLLUTION; SHORT SURVEY; SOLUBILITY;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032143461     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00032-0     Document Type: Note

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