Mercury concentration in the sediment at different gold prospecting sites along the Carmo stream, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and frequency of resistant bacteria in the respective aquatic communities

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 394, Issue , 1999, Pages 5-12

  Cursino, L ^a   Oberda S M ^b   Cecilio R V ^b   Moreira, R M ^b   Chartone Souza, E ^a   Nascimento, A M A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Setor Absorcao Atomica Comissao N   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Contamination; Mercury; Resistance; Water sediment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032774057     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003541512505     Document Type: Article

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