Mercury bioaccumulation in fishes of three gorges reservoir after impoundment

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 262-264

  Zhang, L ^a   Zang, X ^c   Xu, J ^a   Xie, P ^a,b   Zhu, Z ^c   Su, J ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Yangtze Valley Water Environment Monitoring Center   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; HIGH RISK POPULATION; NONHUMAN; RESERVOIR; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

PISCES;

EID: 34347344874     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9117-7     Document Type: Article

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