Influence of fluctuating water levels on mercury concentrations in adult walleye

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-40

  Selch, T M ^a   Hoagstrom, C W ^b   Weimer, E J ^c   Duehr, J P ^d   Chipps, S R ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d Westwood Professional Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury; Monitoring; Walleye; Water level fluctuations

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FISH; LAKE; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; PERCIFORMES; SOUTH DAKOTA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 34548134425     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9229-0     Document Type: Article

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