Environmental factors affecting methyl mercury accumulation in zooplankton

Filter-feeding macrozooplankton were collected from 24 lakes in south-central Ontario to examine relationships between environmental factors and methyl mercury accumulation. Zooplankton methyl mercury levels ranged from 19 to 448 ng$ rm cdot g sp{-1}$ dry weight in the study lakes and were highest i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Westcott, Kim
Other Authors: Kalff, Jacob (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1995
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23305