Reply to Fisk et al.

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 525-526

  Gray, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMAGNIFICATION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; INGESTION; LETTER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EID: 4644282773     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00095-X     Document Type: Letter

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