A basin-specific aquatic food web biomagnification model for estimation of mercury target levels

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2525-2537

  Hope, Bruce ^a  

^a Oregon Department Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Biomagnification; Methylmercury; Monte Carlo; Oregon

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH RISKS; MERCURY (METAL); PROBABILITY; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SURFACE WATERS; TISSUE;

FOOD WEB;

TOXICITY;

MERCURY; SURFACE WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD WEB; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; HUMANS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OREGON; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141513788     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-395     Document Type: Article

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