Teratogenic effects and monetary cost of selenium poisoning of fish in Lake Sutton, North Carolina

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 160-167

  Lemly, A Dennis ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal ash; Damage cost; Damage value; Fish deformities; Selenium; Terata

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ASH; COAL; COST; FISH; FISHERY; POISONING; POLLUTION EFFECT; SELENIUM; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DRY WEIGHT; EGG; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH DISEASE; FISHERY; FLY ASH; INTOXICATION; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIVER LEVEL; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; REFERENCE VALUE; SELENOSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPINE MALFORMATION; TERATOGENICITY; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

COAL ASH; DAMAGE COST; DAMAGE VALUE; FISH DEFORMITIES; SELENIUM; TERATA;

ANIMALS; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; FISHES; LAKES; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; POISONING; SELENIUM; SPINE; TERATOGENS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84896664874     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.02.022     Document Type: Article

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