Methyl mercury dynamics in littoral sediments of a temperate seepage lake

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 835-844

  Krabbenhoft, David P ^a   Gilmour, Cynthia C ^b   Benoit, Janina M ^c   Babiarz, Christopher L ^c   Andren, Anders W ^c   Hurley, James P ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Academy of Natural Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; METHYLMERCURY; SEDIMENT;

PALLETTE LAKE; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0031818093     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-304     Document Type: Article

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