Toxicological significance of mercury in yellow perch in the Laurentian Great Lakes region

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 161, Issue , 2012, Pages 350-357

  Wiener, James G ^a   Sandheinrich, Mark B ^a   Bhavsar, Satyendra P ^b   Bohr, Joseph R ^c   Evers, David C ^d   Monson, Bruce A ^e   Schrank, Candy S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

^f WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Common loon; Ecotoxicology; Great Lakes region; Mercury; Methylmercury; Risk; Yellow perch

Indexed keywords

COMMON LOON; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; GREAT LAKES; METHYL MERCURY; YELLOW PERCH;

MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; RISKS;

LAKES;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; LAURENTIA; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; PERCIFORM; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATED FISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PERCH; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POPULATION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YELLOW PERCH;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; GREAT LAKES REGION; LAKES; MALE; MERCURY; PERCHES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE; PERCA;

EID: 84855599482     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.09.025     Document Type: Article

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