Mercury in perch (Perca fluviatilis) from Sweden and Finland

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Miller, Aroha ^a   Bignert, Anders ^a   Porvari, Petri ^b   Danielsson, Sara ^a   Verta, Matti ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

European perch; Finland; Mercury; Perca fluviatilis; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS; EUROPEAN PERCH; FINLAND; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MONITORING PROGRAMMES; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRENDS; SWEDEN;

MERCURY (METAL);

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PERCIFORM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; SWEDEN; TREND STUDY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER STANDARD;

FINLAND; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 84873738315     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-013-1472-x     Document Type: Article

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