Mercury and selenium concentrations in livers and eggs of common loons (Gavia immer) from Minnesota

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-76

  Bischoff, K ^a   Pichner, J ^b   Braselton, W E ^c   Counard, C ^d   Evers, D C ^e   Edwards, W C ^f  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b Minnesota Zoological Garden   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e BioDiversity Inc   (United States)

^f OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SELENIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SELENIUM; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIRD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EGG; EMBRYO; FOWL; LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LIVER; MERCURY; SELENIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS;

UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE;

EID: 0036205711     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002440010293     Document Type: Article

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