Influence of taxonomy, ecology, and seasonality in river stage on fish contamination risks in floodplain swamps of the lower Mississippi River

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 325-334

  Bart Jr , Henry L ^a   Martinat, Peter J ^b   Abdelghani, Assaf ^c   Tchounwou, Paul B ^c,d   Taylor, S Lavern ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination risks; Ecological factors; Fish; Mississippi River; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ROLE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONALITY; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ECOLOGY; FOOD CHAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; TAXONOMY; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

LEPOMIS;

EID: 0345279916     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008811713427     Document Type: Article

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