Hg biomagnification in the ichthyofauna of the Tapajos River Region, Amazonia, Brazil

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 693-700

  Castilhos, Z C ^a   Bidone, E D ^b  

^a CENTRO DE TECNOLOGIA MINERAL   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MERCURY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ICHTHYOFAUNA;

EID: 0034078269     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280000059     Document Type: Article

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