Catchment area composition and water chemistry heavily affects mercury levels in perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) in circumneutral lakes

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 144, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 117-139

  Sonesten, Lars ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catchment area; Fish; Land use; Mercury (Hg); Partial least square regression (PLS); Perch (Perca fluviatilis); pH; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MERCURY (METAL); PH EFFECTS;

WATER CHEMISTRY;

LAKES;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; LAKE POLLUTION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST; GROWTH RATE; LAKE; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PERCH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

ANIMALIA; PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037359526     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022974530406     Document Type: Article

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