Mercury and other air toxics in the Adirondack region of New York

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-209

  Simonin, Howard A ^a   Meyer, Michael W ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondacks; Air toxics; Deposition; Loons; Mercury; Metals; Organochlorines; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; COTTUS GOBIO; ESOX LUCIUS; GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE; MUSTELA VISON; PERCA FLAVESCENS; SALMONIDAE; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0038901807     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-9011(98)00018-5     Document Type: Article

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