Assessment of Mercury Bioaccumulation in Zebra Cichlid (Cichlasoma Nigrofasciatum) Exposed to Sublethal Concentrations of Permethrin
Background: Aquatic ecosystems are frequently subjected to contamination by toxic heavy metals and pesticides, yet very little is known about the influence of pesticides on bioaccumulation of heavy metals in aquatic organisms. Mercury is a toxic metal with no known biological benefit to organisms. B...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Arak University of Medical Sciences
2014-12-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Toxicology |
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Online Access: | http://ijt.arakmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=375&sid=1&slc_lang=en |