Distribution of mercury in several environmental compartments in an aquatic ecosystem impacted by gold mining in northern Colombia

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 305-316

  Marrugo Negrete, Jose ^a   Benitez, Luis Norberto ^b   Olivero Verbel, Jesús ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; MERCURY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; FOOD WEB; GOLD MINE; HEALTH RISK; MARSH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CAQUETAIA KRAUSSI; CARNIVORE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; HOPLIAS MALABARICUS; MINING; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLAGIOSCION SURINAMENSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCHILODUS MAGDALENAE; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GOLD; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MINING; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS; ZOOPLANKTON;

BOLIVAR [COLOMBIA]; COLOMBIA; GRANDE MARSH; SOUTH AMERICA;

CAQUETAIA KRAUSSII; HOPLIAS MALABARICUS; PLAGIOSCION; PROCHILODUS MAGDALENAE;

EID: 45849123271     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-007-9129-7     Document Type: Article

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