Effects of pH, chloride and calcium(II) on adsorption of monomethylmercury by soils

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2457-2462

  Yin, Yujun ^a   Allen, Herbert E ^a   Huang, C P ^a   Sanders, Paul F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b New Jersey Division of Science Research and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Chloride; Monomethylmercury; PH; Soil

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEMETHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030669461     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620161204     Document Type: Article

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