Distribution patterns of mercury in Lakes and Rivers of northeastern North America

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 113-123

  Dennis, Ian F ^a   Clair, Thomas A ^a   Driscoll, Charles T ^b   Kamman, Neil ^c   Chalmers, Ann ^d   Shanley, Jamie ^d   Norton, Stephen A ^e   Kahl, Steve ^e,f  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VT Dept of Environ Conservation   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^f PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater; GIS landscape analysis; Methyl mercury; Northeastern North America; Total mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SURFACE WATER;

GIS; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION MONITORING; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW ENGLAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

CANADA; MASSACHUSETTS; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 16844363203     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-004-6263-0     Document Type: Article

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