Impact of a medical waste incinerator on mercury levels in Lagoon fish from a small tropical Island in the Western Pacific

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 74, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 823-827

  Denton, Gary R W ^a   Trianni, Michael S ^b   Bearden, Brian G ^c   Houk, Peter C ^d   Starmer, John A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b Division of Fish and Wildlife   (Northern Mariana Islands)

^c Saipan Division of Environmental Quality   (Northern Mariana Islands)

^d Pacific Marine Resources Institute   (Northern Mariana Islands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

ACT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; LAGOON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; TROPICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; FISHES; FRESH WATER; INCINERATION; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MERCURY; MICRONESIA;

EID: 79957622790     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2011.570184     Document Type: Article

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