Organochlorine residues and elemental contaminants in U.S. freshwater fish, 1976-1986: National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 162, Issue , 1999, Pages 43-104

  Schmitt, Christopher J ^a   Zajicek, Jim L ^a   May, Thomas W ^a   Cowman, Deborah F ^b  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPHECLOR; HEAVY METAL; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; INSECTICIDES; METALS, HEAVY; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXAPHENE; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032602545     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-1528-8_2     Document Type: Review

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