The biogeochemistry of an ombrotrophic Bog: Evaluation of use as an archive of atmospheric mercury deposition

Environmental Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 118-133

  Benoit, J M ^a,c   Fitzgerald, W F ^a   Damman, A W H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; TRACE METAL;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY; MODELING; OMBROTROPHIC BOG;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032145416     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1998.3850     Document Type: Article

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