Mercury in fish from African lakes

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-178

  Kidd, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444497363     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2005.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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