Different species of mercury in the livers of tropical dolphins

Analytical Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1691-1699

  Kehrig, H A ^a   Seixas, T G ^b   Palermo, E A ^a   Di Beneditto, A P M ^c   Souza, C M M ^c   Malm, O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PUC Rio   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Inorganic mercury; Insoluble mercury; Liver; Methylmercury; Total organic mercury; Tropical dolphin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 47549115795     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710802122677     Document Type: Article

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