Mercury in sediment and fish communities of Lake Vänern, Sweden: Recovery from contamination

Ambio

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 538-544

  Lindeström, Lennart ^a  

^a AF Environmental Research Group   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

LAKE VANERN; SWEDEN;

ESOX LUCIUS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; MERCURIALISM; METHODOLOGY; SEDIMENT; SWEDEN; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; SWEDEN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0035544432     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-30.8.538     Document Type: Article

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