Mercury biomagnification in an ichthyic food chain of an amazon floodplain lake (Puruzinho Lake): Influence of seasonality and food chain modeling

Mercury (Hg) biomagnification in fish food chains is a relevant subject due to the high fish consumption of the Amazonian population and the high toxicity of this metal. In the Amazon, floodplain lake hydrodynamics change considerably along the four seasons of the hydrological cycle (rising water, h...

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Main Authors: Lucas Silva Azevedo, Inácio Abreu Pestana, Marcelo Gomes Almeida, Adriely Ferreira da Costa Nery, Wanderley Rodrigues Bastos, Cristina Maria Magalhães Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651320310873