Kinetics, dose-response, excretion, and toxicity of methylmercury in free-living Cory's shearwater chicks

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1816-1823

  Monteiro, Luís R ^a,b   Furness, Robert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Methylmercury; No observed adverse effect levels; Seabird; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BLOOD; REACTION KINETICS;

TERMINAL ELIMINATION PHASE;

TOXICITY;

METHYLMERCURY; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXCRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034916539     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620200827     Document Type: Article

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