The content of total mercury and methylmercury in common carp from selected Czech ponds

Aquaculture International

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 299-304

  Maršálek, Petr ^a,b   Svobodová, Zdeňka ^b,c   Randák, Tomáš ^c  

^a State Veterinary Institute   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Common carp; Gonads; Liver; Methylmercury; Muscle; Pond

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; METHYLMERCURY; MUSCLE; POND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 34249086856     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-007-9076-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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