Influence of physical and chemical characteristics on mercury in aquatic sediments

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 347-362

  French, K J ^a   Scruton, D A ^b   Anderson, M R ^b   Schneider, D C ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lakes; Methyl mercury; Newfoundland; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); PH EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; TRACE ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

AQUATIC SEDIMENTS; TRACE METALS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; TRACE METAL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ACID RAIN; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; LAKE; MODEL; PH; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0033103314     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005007402287     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Pollution Control Federation: 1979, Standard Methods for the Examination of Waste and Wastewater, American Public Health Association, 14th Edition, Washington, 874 p.
2. Bodaly, R. A., Rudd, J. W. M., Fudge, R. J. P. and Kelly, C. A.: 1993, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 50, 980.
3. Bodaly, R. A. and Hecky, R. E.: 1979, Fisheries and Marine Service, Manuscript Report No. 1531: 16 p.
4. Bodaly, R. A., Hecky, R. E. and Fudge, R. J. P.: 1984, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 41, 682.
5. Cabana, G., Tremblay, A., Kalff, J. and Rasmussen, J. B.: 1994, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 51, 381.
6. Compeau, G. and Bartha, R.: 1983, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 313, 486.
7. DeSimone, R. E., Penley, M. W., Charbonneau, L., Smith, S. G., Wood, J. M., Hill, H. A. O., Pratt, J. M., Ridsdale, S. and Williams, R. J. P.: 1983, Biochimie et Biophysica Acta 304, 851.
8. D'Itri, P. A. and D'Itri, F, M.: 1977, Mercury Contamination: A Human Tragedy, Canada, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 311 p.
9. Driscoll, C. T., Blette, V., Yan, C., Schofield, C. L., Munson, R. and Holsapple, J.: 1995, Water, Air, and Soil Pollut. 80, 499.
10. Earle, J. C., Duthie, H. C. and Scruton, D. A.: 1987, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 44, 639.
11. Environment Canada.: 1979, Analytical Methods Manual, Ottawa, Canada, Inland Waters Directorate, Water Quality Branch, Water Survey of Canada.
12. Fitzgerald, W. F. and Clarkson, T. W.: 1991, Environmental Health Perspectives 96, 159.
13. Friberg, L. and Vostal, J. (ed.): 1972, Mercury in the Environment, Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press, Inc.
14. Gilmour, C. C. and Henry, E. A.: 1991, Environmental Pollution 71, 131.
15. Hecky, R. E., Bodaly, R. A., Strange, N. E., Ramsey, D. J., Anema, C. and Fudge, R. J. P.: 1987, Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 628, v + 158 p.
16. Jackson, T. A., Kipphut, G., Hesslein, R. H. and Schindler, D. W: 1980, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 37(3), 387.
17. Jandel Scientific.: 1994, Sigmastat Statistical Software Version 2.
18. Johnston, T. A., Bodaly, R. A. and Mathias, J. A.: 1991, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 48(8), 1468.
19. Kereckes, J. and Hartwell, M.: 1980, L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park, Newfoundland. Aquatic Resources Inventory. Part 2: Limnological Conditions, Halifax, N. S., Canadian Wildlife Service, 89 p.
20. Lee, Y. H., Hultberg, H. and Andersson, I.: 1985, Water, Air, and Soil Pollut. 25, 391.
21. MacCrimmon, H. R., Wren, C. D. and Gots, B. L.: 1983, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 40(2), 114.
22. McMurty, M. J., Wales, D. L., Scheider, W. A., beggs, G. L. and Dimond, P. E.: 1989, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 47(2), 426.
23. Meili, M.: 1991, Water, Air, and Soil Pollut. 56, 333.
24. Meister, J. F., DiNunzio, J. and Cox, J. A.: 1979, American waterworks Association (October): 574.
25. Menzer, R. E.: 1991, in M. O. Amdur, J. Doull and C. D. Klaassen (eds.), The basis science of poisons, 4th Ed. p. 890. Pergamon Press, Inc., 1033 p.
26. Mierle, G. and Ingram, R.: 1991, Water, Air, and Soil Pollut. 56, 348.
27. Miller, D. R. and Akagi, H.: 1979, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 3, 36.
28. Minitab Statistical Software.: 1992, Standard Version: Release 9.1 for VAX/VMS, Minitab Inc.
29. Montgomery, S., Mucci, A., Lucotte, M. and Pichet, P.: 1995, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52, 2483.
30. Morrison, K. and Thérien, N.: 1991, Influence of Environmental Factors on Mercury Release in Hydroelectric Reservoirs, Montréal, Quebec, Canadian Electrical Association, 122 p.
31. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources: 1980, Determination of total inflection point alkalinity. Instruction Manual for Sampling and Field Titration, Ontario Ministry of Natural resources, Fisheries Branch, Environmental Dynamics Division, 35 p.
32. Pleijel, K. and Munthe, J.: 1995, Water, Air, and Soil Pollut. 80, 317.
33. Ramlal, P. S., Rudd, J. W. M., Furutani, A. and Xun, L.: 1985, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 42, 685.
34. Rybak, M., Rybak, I. and Scruton, D. A.: 1989, Hydrobiologia 179, 1.
35. Scott, D. P. and Armstrong, F. A. J.: 1972, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 29, 1685.
36. Scruton, D. A.: 1983, Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1195, v + 110 p.
37. Scruton, D. A.: 1985, 'Acid Rain Studies and Limnological Characterization of Lakes in Newfoundland', pp. 21-38. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists National Conference, 42(3), 100 p.
38. Scruton, D. A. and Elner, J. K.: 1986, Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1521, iv + 50 p.
39. Scruton, D. A. and Taylor, D. H.: 1989, Canadian Technical report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1711, 63 p.
40. Scruton, D. A., Chengalath, R., Carter, J. C. H. and Taylor, W. D.: 1991, Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1825, 87 p.
41. Steffan, R. J., Korthals, E. T. and Winfrey, M. R.: 1988, Applied and Environmental Microbiology (August), 2003.
42. Sullivan, T. J., Driscoll, C. T., Ellers, J. M. and Landers, D. H.: 1988, Environmental Science and Technology 22(2), 185.
43. Verta, M., Mannio, J., Ivonen, P., Hirvi, J-P., Järvinen, O. and Piepponen, S.: 1990, in Kauppi et al., (eds.), Acidification in Finland, Berlin, Springer-Verlag, p. 883.
44. Watras, C. J., Morrison, K. A. and Host, J. S.: 1995, Limnology and Oceanography 40(3), 556.
45. Wetzel, R. G.: 1983, Limnology, 2nd ed., Orlando, Florida, Saunders College Publishing, 767 p.
46. Wilson, R. C. H. and Travers, I. C.: 1976, Mercury in the Atlantic Provinces, Report - EPS-5-AR-77-10.
47. Williams, J. D. H. and Pashley, A. E.: 1979, Journal of Fisheries Research Board of Canada 36, 241.
48. Wre, C. D., and MacCrimmon, H. R.: 1983, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 40, 1737.
49. Wright, D. R. and Hamilton, R. D.: 1982, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 39, 1459.