Distribution of inorganic mercury in Sacramento River water and suspended colloidal sediment material

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-172

  Roth, D A ^a   Taylor, H E ^a   Domagalski, J ^a   Dileanis, P ^a   Peart, D B ^a   Antweiler, R C ^a   Alpers, C N ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CALIFORNIA; COLLOIDS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0035009209     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002440010159     Document Type: Article

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