Comment on: Butyltin residues in sediment, fish, fish-eating birds, harbour porpoise and human tissues from the polish coast of the Baltic Sea (Kannan and Falandysz 1997) [2]

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-61,63

  Robinson, Sue ^a   Volosin, J ^a   Keithly, J ^a   Cardwell, R ^a  

^a Parametrix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYLTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIRD; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POLAND; PORPOISE; SEA FOOD; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0033000683     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00068-X     Document Type: Letter

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