Tributary loading of mercury to Lake Michigan: Importance of seasonal events and phase partitioning

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 213, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 129-137

  Hurley, James P ^a,b   Cowell, Susan E ^b   Shafer, Martin M ^b   Hughes, Peter E ^c  

^a Wisconsin Dept Nat Rsrc 1350 F   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake Michigan; Loading; Mercury; Particulate matter; Rivers

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; MERCURY; RIVER WATER;

LAKE WATER QUALITY; MERCURY; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ARTICLE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MERCURIALISM; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

USA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE MICHIGAN;

CANIDAE;

EID: 0032503581     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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