Mercury and methylmercury contamination of fish from the Skalka reservoir: A case study

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 427-434

  Marsalek P ^a,b   Svobodova Z ^a,c   Randak T ^c   Svehla ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b State Veterinary Institute   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Asp; Big head carp; Bream; Freshwater fish; Gonads; Liver; MeHg THg ratio; Methylmercury; Muscle; Roach; Total mercury

Indexed keywords

ABRAMIS BRAMA; ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ARISTICHTHYS NOBILIS; ASPIUS ASPIUS; BLICCA BJOERKNA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; RUTILUS RUTILUS; SILURUS GLANIS;

EID: 30744442526     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: 00017213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200574030427     Document Type: Article

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