When noise becomes the signal: Chemical contamination of aquatic ecosystems under a changing climate

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1633-1635

  Wang, Feiyue ^a   Macdonald, Robie W ^a,c   Stern, Gary A ^a   Outridge, Peter M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; BIOTIC STRESS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MARINE MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TISSUE LEVEL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77957111126     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.05.018     Document Type: Editorial

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