Comparative study of mercury speciation in commercial fishes of the Brazilian Amazon

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7466-7479

  Rodriguez Martin Doimeadios R C ^a   Berzas Nevado, J J ^a   Guzman Bernardo F J ^a   Jimenez Moreno M ^a   Arrifano, G P F ^b   Herculano, A M ^b   do Nascimento, J L M ^b   Crespo Lopez M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Bel m; Fish; Inorganic mercury; Mercury; Methylmercury; Tapaj s

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; PISCIVORE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BELEM; BRAZIL; ITAITUBA; PARA [BRAZIL]; SANTAREM [PARA];

PISCES; SARDA;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BRAZIL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; METABOLISM; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84902532628     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2680-7     Document Type: Article

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