Assessment of mercury in waters, sediments, and biota of New Hampshire and Vermont lakes, USA, sampled using a geographically randomized design

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1172-1186

  Kamman, Neil C ^a   Lorey, Peter M ^b   Driscoll, Charles T ^b   Estabrook, Robert ^c   Major, Andrew ^d   Pientka, Bernie ^e   Glassford, Ed ^a  

^a Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

^c New Hampshire Dept Hlth Hum Serv   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^e Vermont Dept of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodilution; Fish tissue; Mercury; Water; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); SEDIMENTS;

MERCURY EMISSION; METHYLMERCURY;

WATER POLLUTION;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; HEAVY METAL; LAKE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DILUTION; DYSTROPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED; WEATHER;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PERCHES; RESEARCH DESIGN; VERMONT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 2442614065     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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