Use of cellulose filter paper to quantify whole-blood mercury in two marine mammals: Validation study

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 271-278

  Hansen, Cristina M ^a   Hueffer, Karsten ^a   Gulland, Frances ^b   Wells, Randall S ^c   Balmer, Brian C ^c   Margaret Castellini, J ^a   O'Hara, Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Marine mammal; Nobuto filter paper; Total mercury; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; PHOCA; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; MERCURY; PHOCA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 84907867578     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2013-08-214     Document Type: Article

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