The relationship between Adirondack lake pH and levels of mercury in yellow perch

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 280-290

  Brown, Donald ^a   Goncharov, Alexey ^a   Paul, Eric ^b   Simonin, Howard ^b   Carpenter, David O ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PERCH; PH; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; NEW YORK; PERCHES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MEDIALUNA CALIFORNIENSIS; PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 79953890844     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H10-005.1     Document Type: Article

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