Postimpoundment time course of increased mercury concentrations in fish in hydroelectric reservoirs of northern Manitoba, Canada

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-389

  Bodaly, R A ^a,d   Jansen, W A ^b   Majewski, A R ^a   Fudge, R J P ^a   Strange, N E ^a   Derksen, A J ^a   Green, D J ^c  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b North/South Consultants Inc   (Canada)

^c Manitoba Water Stewardship   (Canada)

^d Penobscot River Mercury Study   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; CLUPEOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; FLOODING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; IMPOUNDMENT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PERCID; RESERVOIR; SALMONID; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FLOODING; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; FISHES; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; ESOX LUCIUS; SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 34548301679     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0113-4     Document Type: Article

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