Assessing the fish consumption beneficial use impairment in the Bay of Quinte

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 453-463

  Ridal, Jeffrey J ^a   Hickey, M Brian C ^a   Marty, Jérôme ^a   Bhavsar, Satyendra P ^b  

^a St Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Area of Concern; bioaccumulation; contaminants; delisting criteria; Great Lakes fish

Indexed keywords

COTTUS GOBIO; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCA; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 84871348380     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634988.2012.727675     Document Type: Article

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