Icefish (Salangidae) as an indicator of anthropogenic pollution in freshwater systems using nitrogen isotope analysis

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 323-326

  Xu, Jun ^a   Xie, Ping ^a   Zhang, Min ^b   Zhou, Qiong ^a   Zhang, Liang ^a   Wen, Zhourui ^a   Cao, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

15N; Anthropogenic contamination; Freshwater ecosystems; Icefish

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTAMINATION; FOOD CHAIN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE ANALYSIS;

CORRELATION METHODS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ISOTOPES; TROPICS; WATER POLLUTION;

FISH;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DELTA 15N; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC FISH; PLANKTON; SALANGIDAE; SESTON; WASTE; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PHOSPHORUS; SALMONIFORMES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

SALANGINI;

EID: 34548588314     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9198-3     Document Type: Article

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