Dark oxidation of dissolved and liquid elemental mercury in aquatic environments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 110-114

  Amyot, Marc ^a   Morel, François M M ^a,b   Ariya, Parisa A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; OXIDATION; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SOLUTIONS;

AQUATIC SYSTEMS; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; LIQUID ELEMENTAL MERCURY; SEDIMENT/WATER INTERFACES;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CHLORIDE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; EXTRACTION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; OXIDATION; OXYGENATION; SEDIMENT;

EID: 11244353347     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es035444k     Document Type: Article

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