Discharge of methylmercury-enriched hypolimnetic water from a stratified reservoir

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 260, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 159-170

  Canavan, C M ^a   Caldwell, C A ^b   Bloom, N S ^c  

^a 2357 W Union   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Frontier Geosciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Methylmercury; Reservoir; Stratification; Tailrace

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; METHYLMERCURY; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER;

DISCHARGE; HYPOLIMNION; METHYLMERCURY; RESERVOIR;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEW MEXICO; OXYGEN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034626603     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00560-X     Document Type: Article

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