Arsenic concentrations and speciation in the tissues and blood of sea mullet (Mugil cephalus) from Lake Macquarie NSW, Australia

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 169-182

  Maher, W ^a   Goessler, W ^b   Kirby, J ^a   Raber, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Australia; Concentrations; Lake Macquarie; Mugil cephalus; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

AUSTRALIA;

MUGIL CEPHALUS;

EID: 0033458689     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00072-9     Document Type: Article

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