Total mercury in the fish trichiurus lepturus from a tropical estuary in relation to length, weight, and season

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 183-190

  Barbosa, Scheyla C T ^a   Costa, Monica F ^a   Barletta, Mário ^a   Dantas, David Valença ^a   Kehrig, Helena A ^b   Malm, Olaf ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estuarine fish; Mercury bioavailability; Risk assessment; Seasonal changes; Trichiuridae

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; TRICHIURIDAE; TRICHIURUS LEPTURUS;

EID: 79957573285     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252011000100018     Document Type: Article

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