Mercury and plants in contaminated soils: 1. Uptake, partitioning, and emission to the atmosphere

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2063-2071

  Leonard, Todd L ^a   Taylor Jr , George E ^b   Gustin, Mae S ^a   Fernandez, George C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Global budget; Mercury; Plants; Transfer coefficients

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GAS EXCHANGE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031708565     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<2063:MAPICS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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