An environmental simulation model for transport and fate of mercury in small rural catchments

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 477-492

  Tsiros, I X ^a   Ambrose, R B ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DEMETHYLATION; METHYLATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATERSHEDS;

WATER POLLUTION;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

MERCURY (ELEMENT); MODELING; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ARTICLE; DEMETHYLATION; METHYLATION; MODEL; SIMULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033181084     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00601-8     Document Type: Article

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