Mercury concentrations in water, sediment, and biota from Lake Victoria, East Africa

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 283-291

  Ramlal, Patricia S ^a,c   Bugenyi, Fred W B ^b   Kling, George W ^a   Nriagu, Jerome O ^a   Rudd, John W M ^c   Campbell, Linda M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Kalengyere Research Station   (Uganda)

^c FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Lake Victoria; Mercury; Tropical lakes

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; MERCURY (METAL); MUSCLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS; TISSUE; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

BIOTA; FRESHWATERS; WATER COLUMN;

LAKES;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FISHERY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HYACINTHUS; LATES NILOTICUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 2042492901     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70555-3     Document Type: Article

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