Factors controlling the bioaccumulation of mercury, methylmercury, arsenic, selenium, and cadmium by freshwater invertebrates and fish

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-297

  Mason, R P ^a   Laporte, J M ^a   Andres, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM; WATER;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INVERTEBRATES; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SELENIUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033999385     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449910038     Document Type: Article

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