Mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification in Ozark stream ecosystems

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2215-2224

  Schmitt, Christopher J ^a   Stricker, Craig A ^b   Brumbaugh, William G ^a  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomagnification; Corbicula; Crayfish; Mercury; Smallmouth bass; Stable isotopes; Suckers

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; LEAD; MERCURY; NITROGEN 15; RADIOISOTOPE; SULFUR 34; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; CRAYFISH; DIETARY SHIFT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAMWATER; TAXONOMY; WATERSHED;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; BODY HEIGHT; CLAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; CRAYFISH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HYPENTELIUM NIGRICANS; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MINING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BASS; BIOTA; CYPRINIFORMES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; HUMANS; MERCURY; MINING; MISSOURI; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

OZARK MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

ASTACOIDEA; CORBICULA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; HYPENTELIUM; HYPENTELIUM NIGRICANS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU;

EID: 84860422772     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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