An XAFS investigation of mercury and selenium in Beluga whale tissues

Environmental Bioindicators

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-302

  Huggins, Frank E ^a   Raverty, Stephen A ^b   Nielsen, Ole S ^c   Sharp, Nicholas E ^d   Robertson, J David ^d   Ralston, Nicholas V C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Animal Health Center   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beluga whale; Brain; Liver; Mercury; Pituitary; Selenium; XAFS spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS;

EID: 71649094143     PISSN: 15555275     EISSN: 15555267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15555270903404651     Document Type: Article

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