Are Methylmercury Concentrations in the Wetlands of Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada, Dependent on Geology?

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2085-2094

  Siciliano, Steven D ^a   Sangster, Al ^c   Daughney, Chris J ^d   Loseto, Lisa ^b   Germida, James J ^a   Rencz, Andrew N ^c   O'Driscoll, Nelson J ^b   Lean, David R S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; MERCURY (METAL); PARKS; SOIL TESTING; WETLANDS;

BEDROCKS;

LITHOLOGY;

ETHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID ESTER; MERCURY; MERCURY METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLMERCURY; METHYLTRANSFERASE; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFATE; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESULFOBULBUS; DESULFOVIBRIO; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOLOGY; LIPID COMPOSITION; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PEATLAND; REDUCTION; ROCK; SOIL ANALYSIS; SWAMP; WATER CONTENT; WETLAND;

DESULFOBULBUS; DESULFOVIBRIO; GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE;

EID: 0242667562     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.2085     Document Type: Article

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