Influence of food, aquatic humus, and alkalinity on methylmercury uptake by Daphnia magna

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 560-566

  Monson, Bruce A ^a   Brezonik, Patrick L ^b  

^a BARR ENGINEERING COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic humus; Bioavailability; Daphnia magna; Methylmercury; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; DAPHNIA; DRUG UPTAKE; HARDNESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033034866     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<0560:IOFAHA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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