Spatial distribution of mercury and organochlorine contaminants in Great Lakes sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 112-119

  MacEachen, D Cameron ^a   Russell, Ronald W ^a   Whittle, D Michael ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; DDE; Mercury; PCB; Sea lamprey; Toxaphene

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; CANADA; CONTAMINANT; FOOD SAFETY; MERCURY; MUSCLE TISSUE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH; UNITED STATES;

BIOACCUMULATION; LAKE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANOCHLORINE;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

PETROMYZON MARINUS; PETROMYZONTIDAE; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0034052359     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(00)70678-2     Document Type: Article

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