The influence of organic acids on mercury bioavailability: Insight from an earthworm assessment protocol

Environmental Bioindicators

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-67

  Hinton, Jennifer J ^a   Veiga, Marcello M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amazon; Artisanal mining; Bioassay; Bioavailability; Earthworms; Gold mining; Mercury; Organic acids

Indexed keywords

EISENIA FETIDA;

EID: 42249089699     PISSN: 15555275     EISSN: 15555267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15555270801973559     Document Type: Article

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