Methylmercury concentrations found in wild and farm-raised paddlefish

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages fct122-fct125

  Dasgupta, S ^a   Onders, R J ^a   Gunderson, D T ^b   Mims, S D ^a  

^a KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Methylmercury; Paddlefish; Reference dose; Reservoir ranching; Wild

Indexed keywords

POLYODON SPATHULA; SPATHULA;

EID: 14844350171     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.tb15502.x     Document Type: Article

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