Piranhas (Serrasalmus spp.) as markers of mercury bioaccumulation in Amazonian ecosystems

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-63

  Dórea, José G ^a   Barbosa, Antonio C ^b   Souzade, Jurandir ^a   Fadini, Pedro ^c   Jardim, Wilson F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b IBAMA   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Bioaccumulation; Mercury; Piranha; Rio Negro; Serrasalmus spp

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; GOLD MINE; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING; FISH; MINING; NONHUMAN; PH; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; MUSCLES; RIVERS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

RIO NEGRO [SOUTH AMERICA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHARACIFORMES; SERRASALMUS; SERRASALMUS EIGENMANNI; SERRASALMUS RHOMBEUS;

EID: 1642407690     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2003.07.012     Document Type: Article

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