Rates of decrease of polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in five species of Lake Michigan salmonids

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-59

  Lamon III, E Conrad ^a,c   Carpenter, S R ^a   Stow, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMO TRUTTA; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0032928538     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-56-1-53     Document Type: Article

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