Mercury in fish scales as an assessment method for predicting muscle tissue mercury concentrations in largemouth bass

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 539-544

  Lake, J L ^a   Ryba, S A ^a   Serbst, J R ^a   Libby, A D ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ACETONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTAINMENT; DETERGENT; FRESHWATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SALMONID; ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; LARGEMOUTH BASS; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BASS; MERCURY; MUSCLES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 33645576518     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-005-5052-y     Document Type: Article

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