Selenium detected in fish otoliths: A novel tracer for a polluted lake?

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 433-440

  Limburg, Karin E ^a   Lochet, Aude ^a   Driscoll, Debra ^a   Dale, Darren S ^b   Huang, Rong ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical markers; Fish otolith; Mercury; Selenium; SXFM

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; LAKE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MIGRATION ROUTE; OTOLITH; SAMPLING; SELENIUM; STRONTIUM; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRACER; WATER CHEMISTRY; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

FINGER LAKES; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; ONEIDA LAKE; ONONDAGA CREEK; ONONDAGA LAKE; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 78149412067     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-010-9671-4     Document Type: Article

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