Conversion of mercury(II) into mercury(0), monomethylmercury cation, and dimethylmercury in saltmarsh sediment slurries

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1669-1687

  Weber, James H ^a   Evans, Robert ^a   Jones, Stephen H ^a   Hines, Mark E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SULFUR;

MERCURY; SALTMESH SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; ESTUARY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0032032432     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10042-X     Document Type: Article

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