Heavy and trace metals in wild mink (Mustela vison) and river otter (Lontra canadensis) captured on rivers receiving metals discharges

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 600-607

  Harding, L E ^a   Harris, M L ^b   Elliott, J E ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Harris Van Den Heuvel Ind E   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MOLYBDIC ACID; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TIN; TITANIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MINK; NONHUMAN; RIVER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; MINK; OREGON; OTTERS; POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0032420780     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900803     Document Type: Article

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