Comparison of spectrofluorometric and HPLC methods for the characterization of fecal porphyrins in river otters

Environmental Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-63

  Taylor, Christopher ^a   Duffy, Lawrence K ^a   Plumley, F Gerald ^a   Bowyer, R Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Fecal porphyrin profiles; HPLC; Lutra canadensis; River otters; Spectrofluorometric method

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PETROLEUM; PORPHYRIN; RIVER WATER;

ANIMAL MODEL; CARNIVORA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRINAE;

EID: 0033806990     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.2000.4074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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