Evaluation of mercury toxicity as a predictor of mercury bioavailability

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 5685-5692

  Golding, George R ^a   Kelly, Carol A ^b,d   Sparling, Richard ^a   Loewen, Peter C ^a   Barkay, Tamar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^d R and K Research Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); TOXICITY;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; TOXIC METALS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

MERCURY;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MERCURY (METAL); TOXICITY;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIC CONDITIONS; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENT; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; MARINE BACTERIUM; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PREDICTION; REDUCTION; RELIABILITY; TOXICITY;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; HISTIDINE; LIGANDS; LIGHT; MERCURY; OXYGEN; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548094048     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070138i     Document Type: Article

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