Derivation of wildlife values for mercury

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 325-355

  Nichols, John ^a   Bradbury, Steven ^a   Swartout, Jeff ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZOFURAN; AMINO ACID; CHLORPHENOTANE; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SELENIUM; THIOL GROUP;

ALGORITHM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; HUMAN; LETHAL DOSE; MAMMAL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; MAMMALS; MERCURY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033369687     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/109374099281160     Document Type: Article

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