Mercury accumulation along a contamination gradient and nondestructive indices of bioaccumulation in amphibians

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 980-988

  Bergeron, Christine M ^a   Bodinof, Catherine M ^a   Unrine, Jason M ^b   Hopkins, William A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bioaccumulation; Mercury; Nondestructive tissues

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; FEEDING; HISTOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL);

CONTAMINATED SITES; DRY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; LIFE HISTORY STRATEGY; LIFE STAGES; LOCAL POPULATIONS; MERCURY ACCUMULATION; NON DESTRUCTIVE; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; NONDESTRUCTIVE TISSUES; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; REFERENCE SITES; SAMPLING TECHNIQUE; WHOLE-BODY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

MERCURY; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMPHIBIAN; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; TOXICITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CARCASS; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HABITAT QUALITY; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SALAMANDER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TADPOLE; TAIL; TISSUE LEVEL; UNITED STATES; AGE; ANIMAL; BUFONIDAE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHARMACOKINETICS; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMPHIBIA; BUFO AMERICANUS; EURYCEA BISLINEATA; PLETHODON CINEREUS; SALAMANDROIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

AGE FACTORS; AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; MERCURY; RIVERS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77951053035     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.121     Document Type: Article

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