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The 24, 48 and 96 hour Tlm for methylmercury and copper were determined for adult blue gouramis. In addition, it was found that copper at low to moderately-high doses appears to be antagonistic to the toxic action of methylmercury in these fish.
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Supported in part by NSF Grant No. NSF-CB-31467, and submitted in part by the senior author in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at New York University.
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Roales, R.R., Perlmutter, A. Toxicity of methylmercury and copper, applied singly and jointly, to the blue gourami,Trichogaster trichopterus . Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 12, 633–639 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01684931
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