Physical controls on total and methylmercury concentrations in streams and lakes of the northeastern USA

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 125-134

  Shanley, James B ^a   Kamman, Neil C ^b   Clair, Thomas A ^c   Chalmers, Ann ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b VT Dept of Environ Conservation   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

High flow events; Land use; Methylmercury; SPARROW; Total mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; SURFACE WATER;

BIOAVAILABILITY; LAKE; LAND USE; METHYLMERCURY; RESERVOIR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; LAKE; METHYLATION; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREAM (RIVER); WATER ANALYSIS; WATERSHED; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW ENGLAND; PERMEABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SOIL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 16844364672     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-004-6264-z     Document Type: Article

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