An assessment of mercury-species-dependent binding with natural organic carbon

Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 127-136

  Loux, Nicholas T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Hydrophobic binding; Ionic binding; Mercury speciation; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003376512     PISSN: 09542299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/095422998782775754     Document Type: Article

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