Quantifying impacts of pulp mill effluent on fish in Canadian marine and estuarine environments: Problems and progress

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-99

  Courtenay, Simon C ^a   Munkittrick, Kelly R ^a   Dupuis, Hélène M C ^a   Parker, Roy ^a   Boyd, Janice ^a  

^a GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; EEM; Fish; Marine; Pulp and paper

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARIES; FISHERIES; OCEAN HABITATS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MONITORING (EEM);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOMONITORING; FISH; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

CANADA;

BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036128909     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2002.006     Document Type: Article

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