Concentrations of mercury, arsenic, cadmium and lead in Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) caught off the coast of northern Norway

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 733-745

  Julshamn, Kaare ^a   Frantzen, Sylvia ^a   Valdersnes, Stig ^a   Nilsen, Bente ^a   Maage, Amund ^a   Nedreaas, Kjell ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arsenic; cadmium; Greenland halibut; lead; mercury

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY SIZE; CADMIUM; CORRELATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FLATFISH; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MUSCLE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; NORWAY;

REINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES;

EID: 84859342014     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2011.594893     Document Type: Article

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