Background mercury concentrations in river water in Maine, U.S.A

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-152

  Peckenham, John M ^a   Kahl, J Steven ^a   Mower, Barry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Maine Department of Environmental Protection   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Mercury; Surface water

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON; COPPER; GEOLOGY; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); RIVERS; WATERSHEDS; ZINC;

WATER-TYPE BEDROCKS;

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHLORINE; COPPER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MERCURY; NICKEL; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; RIVER WATER; SODIUM; SULFATE; ZINC;

BACKGROUND LEVEL; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DILUTION; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MODULATION; RIVER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; MAINE; MERCURY; REFERENCE VALUES; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242301080     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026077824228     Document Type: Article

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