Effect of point source removal on mercury bioaccumulation in an industrial pond

Chemosphere

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 455-460

  Southworth, George R ^a   Peterson, Mark J ^a   Bogle, Mary A ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Contaminated streams; Mercury; Methylmercury; Sunfish

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CONTAMINATION; FISHERIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; LAKES; REMOVAL;

BIOACCUMULATION;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POND; RIVER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREACTOR; FISH; INDUSTRY; POND; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

OAK RIDGE; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

LEPOMIS AURITUS; QUERCUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036712702     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00249-7     Document Type: Article

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