Mercury rising: Is global action needed to protect human health and the environment?

Environment

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-35

  Selin, Noelle Eckley ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW;

EID: 11244267555     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: 19399154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/ENVT.47.1.22-37     Document Type: Article

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