Mercury and trace elements in crayfish from northern California

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 628-632

  Hothem, Roger L ^a   Bergen, Darrin R ^a   Bauer, Marissa L ^a   Crayon, John J ^b   Meckstroth, Anne M ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Crayfish; Mercury; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; METHYLMERCURY CONCENTRATIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FISH; MERCURY (METAL); TRACE ELEMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; NONHUMAN; SEX; SPECIES; TAIL; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASTACOIDEA; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 38549083799     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9304-6     Document Type: Article

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