Cadmium, mercury and selenium concentrations in mink (Mustela vison) from Yukon, Canada

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 351-352, Issue , 2005, Pages 523-529

  Gamberg, Mary ^a   Boila, Gail ^b   Stern, Gary ^b   Roach, Patrick ^c  

^a Gamberg Consulting   (Canada)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Department of Indian and Northern Affairs ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Cadmium; Canadian Arctic; Mercury; Methylmercury; Mink; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MERCURY (METAL); SELENIUM; TISSUE;

ARCTIC; CANADIAN ARCTIC; MINK;

CADMIUM;

CADMIUM; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SELENIUM;

CADMIUM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; MUSTELID; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MINK; MUSTELA VISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CADMIUM; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FISHES; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MINK; SELENIUM; YUKON TERRITORY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 28444448308     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.07.035     Document Type: Article

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