Mercury speciation and distribution in a polar desert lake (Lake Hoare, Antarctica) and two glacial meltwater streams

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 213, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 229-237

  Vandal, G M ^a   Mason, R P ^b   McKnight, D ^c   Fitzgerald, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Lakes; Mercury; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER; TRACE ELEMENT;

GLACIAL MELTWATER; LAKE WATER QUALITY; MERCURY; POLAR DESERT;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC CLIMATE; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DESERT; LAKE; METHYLATION; OXIDATION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTARCTICA, VICTORIA LAND, LAKE HOARE;

EID: 0032503624     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00095-3     Document Type: Article

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