The effect of selenium on mercury assimilation by freshwater organisms

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Belzile, Nelson ^a   Chen, Yu Wei ^a   Gunn, John M ^a   Tong, Jian ^a   Alarie, Yves ^a   Delonchamp, Tania ^b   Lang, Chun Yan ^a,c  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; FRESHWATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SELENIUM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; SUDBURY;

AMPHIPODA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HYALELLA AZTECA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; SANDER VITREUS; STENONEMA FEMORATUM; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 33645675735     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-202     Document Type: Article

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