Behavior of mercury in the Patuxent river estuary

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 249-265

  Benoit, J M ^a,b   Gilmour, C C ^b   Mason, R P ^a   Riedel, G S ^b   Riedel, G F ^b  

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

^b Estuarine Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Mercury; Methylmercury; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; MERCURY; RIVER; SURFACE WATER QUALITY;

MARYLAND; PATUXENT RIVER; USA;

EID: 0031951515     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005905700864     Document Type: Article

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