Mercury contamination in the vicinity of a derelict chlor-alkali plant. Part II: Contamination of the aquatic and terrestrial food chain and potential risks to the local population

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 381, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 290-306

  Ullrich, Susanne M ^a   Ilyushchenko, Mikhail A ^b   Tanton, Trevor W ^a   Uskov, Grigory A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ALMATY UNIVERSITY OF POWER ENGINEERING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Carp; Dace; Perch; Pike; Salicornia; Tench

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRODUCTS; MERCURY (METAL); POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DACE; PERCH; PIKE; SALICORNIA; TENCH;

CHEMICAL PLANTS;

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; LAKE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTAMINATED FISH; CONTAMINATED PLANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; KAZAKHSTAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MERCURY; MILK; PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SOIL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRTYSH RIVER; KAZAKHSTAN; LAKE BALKYLDAK; PAVLODAR; WEST ASIA;

BOS; BOVINAE; CYPRINIDAE; SALICORNIA; TINCA;

EID: 34249664405     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.02.020     Document Type: Article

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