Fish mercury increase in Lago Manso, a new hydroelectric reservoir in tropical Brazil

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-166

  Hylander, Lars D ^a   Gröhn, Janina ^a,b,c   Tropp, Magdalena ^a,c   Vikström, Anna ^a,b,c   Wolpher, Henriette ^b,c   de Castro e Silva, Edinaldo ^c   Meili, Markus ^b   Oliveira, Lázaro J ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hydroelectric reservoir; Mercury in fish; Organic carbon; Sediment; Soil

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MERCURY; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; SULFUR; WATER;

FISH; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; LAKE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FLOODING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; NONHUMAN; RESERVOIR; RIVER; SALMON; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TROPICS; WATER POLLUTION;

BRAZIL; MANSO RESERVOIR; MATO GROSSO; SOUTH AMERICA;

PSEUDOPLATYSTOMA FASCIATUM; SALMINUS;

EID: 33748422533     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.09.025     Document Type: Article

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