Acute toxicity of nickel to five species of freshwater fish

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 453-456

  Svecevičius, Gintaras ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Freshwater fish; Nickel

Indexed keywords

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; LEUCISCUS LEUCISCUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PISCES; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 77952936249     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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