Mercury pollution from a chloralkali source in a tropical lake and its biomagnification in aquatic biota: Link between chemical pollution, biomarkers, and human health concern

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1318-1329

  Rai, Prabhat Kumar ^a  

^a MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aquatic biota; Biomagnification; Chloralkali effluent; Heavy metals; Human health

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 57249090672     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030802494683     Document Type: Article

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