An Ecotoxicological Evaluation of the North Fork Holston River below Saltville, Virginia and Identification of Potential Stressors to Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia:Unionidae)
Mercury contamination of the North Fork Holston River below Saltville, Virginia has nearly extirpated most mussel populations. Because natural recovery of these populations has not occurred, this research combined field and laboratory assessments to determine the extent of ecological impairment in...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42297 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04272007-103209/ |