Mercury and methylmercury concentrations in muscle tissue of fish caught in major rivers of the Czech Republic

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 637-643

  Kruzikova K ^a   Randak T ^b   Kensova R ^a   Kroupova H ^b   Leontovycova D ^c   Svobodova Z ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hazard index; Leuciscus cephalus; MeHg; Methylmercury mercury ratio; PTWI; THg

Indexed keywords

LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS;

EID: 61649098801     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200877040637     Document Type: Article

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