Determination of total mercury and mercury species in fish and aquatic ecosystems of Moravian rivers

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 101-110

  Houserova, P ^a   Kuban, Vlastimil ^a   Spurny, P ^a   Habarta, P ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Becva; Chub (Leuciscus cephalus); Dyje; Gills; Inorganic mercury; Jihlava; Kidney; Liver; Loucka; Methylmercury; Muscle; Sample stability; Sediment; Skin; Speciation; Total mercury; Water; Zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS;

EID: 33645696228     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5527-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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