Effect of solar radiation on the formation of dissolved gaseous mercury in temperate lakes

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 975-987

  Amyot, Marc ^a,d   Mierle, Greg ^b   Lean, David ^c,e   Mcqueen, Donald J ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED GASEOUS; DOC; LAKE WATER QUALITY; MERCURY; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATE LAKE;

CANADA, ONTARIO, LAKE ERIE; CANADA, ONTARIO, RANGER LAKE;

EID: 0031434752     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00390-0     Document Type: Article

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