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Ultrastructure and cellular activity of fish skin in metal-polluted water

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Modern Agriculture and the Environment

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 71))

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The aquatic environment is subject to deleterious changes, mostly derived from anthropogenic activities. Among these changes, pollution with heavy metals prevails. Heavy metals, including cadmium, lead and copper, exert a wide range of pathological effects on fish and other aquatic organisms (Dethlefsen and Tiews, 1985; Mallatt, 1985).

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

    Yona Chen (Professor of Soil Science and Dean) (Professor of Soil Science and Dean)

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Iger, Y., Abraham, M., Kimmel, E., Bonga, S.E.W. (1997). Ultrastructure and cellular activity of fish skin in metal-polluted water. In: Rosen, D., Tel-Or, E., Hadar, Y., Chen, Y. (eds) Modern Agriculture and the Environment. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 71. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5418-5_18

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