A preliminary bioassessment of lake Baikal sediment toxicity in the vicinity of a pulp and paper mill

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 249-257

  Munawar, M ^a   Munawar, I F ^a   Sergeant, D ^a   Wenghofer, C ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Contaminants; Hyatetla; Metals; Microtox; Organic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011221911     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980008657023     Document Type: Article

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