Mercury concentrations in lentic fish populations related to ecosystem and watershed characteristics

Ambio

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-19

  Rypel, Andrew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant; Ecology; Fish tissue; Food chain; GIS; Methylation; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAKE; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHED;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LINEAR MODELS; MERCURY; METHYLATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS; WISCONSIN;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

MICROPTERUS; PISCES; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 77951023779     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-009-0001-z     Document Type: Article

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