Diagenetic behavior of methylmercury in organic-rich coastal sediments

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 428-434

  Gagnon, Christian ^a,e   Pelletier, Émilien ^b   Mucci, Alfonso ^c   Fitzgerald, William F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0029758815     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.3.0428     Document Type: Article

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