Levels of cadmium and mercury in the hair of Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) from Svalbard, Norway

Polar Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 343-346

  Wiig, Øystein ^a   Renzoni, Aristeo ^b   Gjertz, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; MARINE MAMMAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ODOBENUS ROSMARUS;

EID: 0032901340     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050371     Document Type: Article

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