Selenium: Mercury molar ratios in freshwater fish from tennessee: Individual, species, and geographical variations have implications for management

EcoHealth

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-182

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b,d   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c,d   Jeitner, C ^b   Donio, M ^b   Pittfield, T ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Interspecific variability; Mercury; Molar ratios; Risk management; Selenium

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; SELENIUM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENNESSEE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MORONE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84865740951     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-012-0761-y     Document Type: Article

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