The toxicity of iron to brown trout and effects on the gills: A comparison of two grades of iron sulphate

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 301-315

  Dalzell, D J B ^a   MacFarlane, N A A ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gills; Iron sulphate; Respiration; Salmo trutta; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

IRON; SALMONID; TOXICITY;

EID: 0032818893     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.0994     Document Type: Article

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