Biogeochemical cycling of methylmercury at Barn Island Salt Marsh, Stonington, CT, USA

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 295-310

  Langer, C S ^a   Fitzgerald, W F ^a   Visscher, P T ^a   Vandal, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Methylation; Methylmercury fluxes; Pore waters; Radiotracers; Salt marshes; Sediments

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034776577     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011816819369     Document Type: Article

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