Mercury bioaccumulation in northern two-lined salamanders from streams in the northeastern United States

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 181-191

  Bank, Michael S ^a,b   Loftin, Cynthia S ^c   Jung, Robin E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Eurycea bislineata bislineata; Mercury; Salamander; Stream; Watershed

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

AMPHIBIAN; BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALAMANDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LARVA; MERCURY; NEW ENGLAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URODELA; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; EURYCEA BISLINEATA; IMPLETA;

EID: 16844368725     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-004-6268-8     Document Type: Article

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