Recent advances in the toxicology of methylmercury in wildlife

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-68

  Scheuhammer, Anton M ^a   Sandheinrich, Mark B ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL; METHYLMERCURY;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOACCUMULATION; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHYLMERCURY; PISCIVORE; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOACCUMULATION; COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENERGY YIELD; INCINERATION; METHYLATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FISHES; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 38349104541     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-007-0186-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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