A summary of total mercury concentrations in flora and fauna near common contaminant sources in the Gulf of Mexico

Chemosphere

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2016-2024

  Lewis, M ^a   Chancy, C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biota; Gulf of Mexico; Sediment; Total mercury; Water

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SEDIMENTS; TISSUE; WATER QUALITY;

BIOTA; TOTAL MERCURY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SEDIMENTS; TISSUE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; CRAB; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ARTICLE; FAUNA; FLORA; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ALABAMA; ALISMATIDAE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FISHES; FLORIDA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCHARITACEAE; INVERTEBRATES; MERCURY; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEAFOOD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BIVALVIA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 38849084038     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.09.020     Document Type: Article

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