Accumulation of metals in fish from lead-zinc mining areas of southeastern Missouri, USA

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-30

  Schmitt, Christopher J ^a   Brumbaugh, William G ^a   May, Thomas W ^a  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cobalt; Hog sucker; Lead; Longear sunfish; Metals; Mining; Nickel; Stoneroller; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; COBALT; LEAD; METAL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; CYPRINID; HEAVY METAL; HEMATOLOGY; MINING; PERCIFORM; POLLUTION EFFECT; STREAMWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FISH; LIVER; MINING; NONHUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; COBALT; CYPRINIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FRESH WATER; LEAD; LIVER; MINING; MISSOURI; NICKEL; PERCIFORMES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CAMPOSTOMA OLIGOLEPIS; HYPENTELIUM; HYPENTELIUM NIGRICANS; LEPOMIS MEGALOTIS;

EID: 34047143165     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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