Methylmercury concentrations in fish from tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 425-437

  Mason, Robert P ^a,b   Heyes, Deborah ^a   Sveinsdottir, Auja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SEA WATER; STRONTIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; METHYLMERCURY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; TRIBUTARY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; LARGEMOUTH BASS; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; STRIPED BASS;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARYLAND; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERCIFORMES; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; MORONE AMERICANA; MORONE SAXATILIS;

EID: 33748152437     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-004-0230-x     Document Type: Article

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