Mercury exposed: Advances in environmental analysis and ecotoxicology of a highly toxic metal

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2175-2178

  Wiener, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; METAL; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARINE SPECIES; FRESHWATER FISH; HUMAN; MARINE SPECIES; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84883538734     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2333     Document Type: Article

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