Seasonal enrichment and depletion of Hg and SO4 in Little Rock Lake: Relationship to seasonal changes in atmospheric deposition

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1660-1667

  Watras, C J ^a   Morrison, K A ^a   Kratz, T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; LAKE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFUR; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036436110     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-134     Document Type: Article

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