Mercury in the tissues of fresh water fishes and its bioaccumulation trends

Pollution Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 397-399

  Chitra, S ^a   Jayaprakash, K ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Determination of mercury accumulation trend in fish tissues; Mercury concentration in fish; Mercury in fishes and environmental impact

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYPRINID; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MORTALITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICOLOGY;

LABEO ROHITA; PISCES;

EID: 84870582546     PISSN: 02578050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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