A Survey of Heavy Metal Levels in Eels (Anguilla anguilla) from some Rivers in East Anglia, England: the Use of Eels as Pollution Indicators
Abstract A survey was made of mercury, cadmium and lead in the liver and flesh of 517 eels from eleven rivers in East Anglia. Eels from some sites showed high metal levels, indicating sources of metal contamination. Eel liver is a suitable indicator of inorganic pollution and the flesh is a suitable...
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crwiley:10.1002/iroh.19900750624 2024-06-02T07:55:09+00:00 A Survey of Heavy Metal Levels in Eels (Anguilla anguilla) from some Rivers in East Anglia, England: the Use of Eels as Pollution Indicators Barak, N. A.‐E. Mason, C. F. 1990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19900750624 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Firoh.19900750624 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/iroh.19900750624 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie volume 75, issue 6, page 827-833 ISSN 0020-9309 journal-article 1990 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19900750624 2024-05-03T10:57:30Z Abstract A survey was made of mercury, cadmium and lead in the liver and flesh of 517 eels from eleven rivers in East Anglia. Eels from some sites showed high metal levels, indicating sources of metal contamination. Eel liver is a suitable indicator of inorganic pollution and the flesh is a suitable indicator of organic pollution. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla Wiley Online Library Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie 75 6 827 833 |
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Abstract A survey was made of mercury, cadmium and lead in the liver and flesh of 517 eels from eleven rivers in East Anglia. Eels from some sites showed high metal levels, indicating sources of metal contamination. Eel liver is a suitable indicator of inorganic pollution and the flesh is a suitable indicator of organic pollution. |
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Barak, N. A.‐E. Mason, C. F. A Survey of Heavy Metal Levels in Eels (Anguilla anguilla) from some Rivers in East Anglia, England: the Use of Eels as Pollution Indicators |
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A Survey of Heavy Metal Levels in Eels (Anguilla anguilla) from some Rivers in East Anglia, England: the Use of Eels as Pollution Indicators |
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A Survey of Heavy Metal Levels in Eels (Anguilla anguilla) from some Rivers in East Anglia, England: the Use of Eels as Pollution Indicators |
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A Survey of Heavy Metal Levels in Eels (Anguilla anguilla) from some Rivers in East Anglia, England: the Use of Eels as Pollution Indicators |
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A Survey of Heavy Metal Levels in Eels (Anguilla anguilla) from some Rivers in East Anglia, England: the Use of Eels as Pollution Indicators |
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A Survey of Heavy Metal Levels in Eels (Anguilla anguilla) from some Rivers in East Anglia, England: the Use of Eels as Pollution Indicators |
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survey of heavy metal levels in eels (anguilla anguilla) from some rivers in east anglia, england: the use of eels as pollution indicators |
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