Methylmercury concentrations and production rates across a trophic gradient in the northern Everglades

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 327-345

  Gilmour, Cynthia C ^a   Riedel, G S ^a   Ederington, M C ^a   Bell, J T ^a   Benoit, J M ^a,b   Gill, G A ^c   Stordal, M C ^c  

^a Estuarine Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury; Methylmercury; Sulfate reduction; Sulfide; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; METHYLMERCURY; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER QUALITY;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA; USA;

EID: 0031932593     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005972708616     Document Type: Article

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