Methyl mercury contamination and emission to the atmosphere from soil amended with municipal sewage sludge

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1650-1655

  Carpi, Anthony ^a   Lindberg, Steven E ^b   Prestbo, Eric M ^c   Bloom, Nicolas S ^c  

^a United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Frontier Geosciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; IMPURITIES; MERCURY (METAL); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS;

METHYL MERCURY CONTAMINATION; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CONTAMINATION;

METHYLMERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; MEASUREMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0031280524     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600060027x     Document Type: Article

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