Analysis of fin clips as a nonlethal method for monitoring mercury in fish

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 871-877

  Rolfhus, Kristofer R ^a   Sandheinrich, Mark B ^a   Wiener, James G ^a   Bailey, Sean W ^a   Thoreson, Kristen A ^a   Hammerschmidt, Chad R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; FISH; LINEAR REGRESSION; MUSCLE;

FIN CLIPS; MONITORING MERCURY; NONLETHAL METHOD;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; FISH; LINEAR REGRESSION; MERCURY (METAL); MUSCLE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; METHYLMERCURY; MONITORING; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; PERCIFORM;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESOX LUCIUS; FISH; FLOUNDER; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS; SANDER VITREUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THYMALLUS ARCTICUS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MINNESOTA; NEW YORK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WISCONSIN;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ESOX LUCIUS; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS; SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; THYMALLUS ARCTICUS;

EID: 38949117570     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071427+     Document Type: Article

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