Bioconcentration of methylmercury in microzooplankton in a temperate river

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2860-2867

  Kim, Hyunji ^a   Noh, Seam ^a   Kim, Eunhee ^b   Poopal, Rama Krishnan ^c   Lee, Hak Young ^d   Han, Seunghee ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration; Mercury; Methylmercury; Microseston; Microzooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOCONCENTRATION; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FOOD CHAIN; LINEAR CORRELATION; METHYL MERCURY; MICROSESTON; MICROZOOPLANKTONS; RIVER WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; DISSOLUTION; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CARBON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

RIVERS;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC CARBON; SURFACE WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FOOD CHAIN; LINEARITY; METHYLMERCURY; RIVER BANK; RIVER WATER; SESTON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE WATER; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL; WETLAND; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD CHAIN; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; WETLAND; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

SOUTH KOREA; YOUNGSAN RIVER;

EID: 81155134731     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.699     Document Type: Article

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