Mercury distribution in organs of two species of fish from Amazon region

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 377-380

  Vieira, J L F ^a   Gomes, A L S ^a   Santos, J P N ^a   Lima, T C D ^a   Freitas Jr , J A ^a   Pinheiro, M C N ^a  

^a Laboratory of Toxicology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Distribution; Kidney; Liver; Mercury

Indexed keywords

AMAZON; AMAZON REGION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; CONTAMINATED AREAS; DISTRIBUTION; FISH TISSUE; FLOOD PERIODS; KIDNEY; MERCURY DISTRIBUTION; PISCIVOROUS FISH; TOTAL MERCURIES;

MERCURY (METAL); MUSCLE;

FISH;

MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHARACIFORMES; CHEMISTRY; CICHLID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KIDNEY; LIVER; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHARACIFORMES; CICHLIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KIDNEY; LIVER; MERCURY; MUSCLES; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

COLOSSOMA MACROPOMUM;

EID: 80054117671     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-011-0386-9     Document Type: Article

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