Bioaccumulation of mercury in various fish species from Orlik and Kamyk water reservoirs in the Czech Republic

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-240

  Svobodova Z ^a   Dusek L ^b   Hejtmanek M ^c   Vykusova B ^a   Smid R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; LIVER; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0345085751     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1999.1783     Document Type: Article

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