Influence of methylmercury from tributary streams on mercury levels in Savannah River Asiatic clams

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 325, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 209-219

  Paller, M H ^a   Jagoe, C H ^b   Bennett, H ^c   Brant, H A ^b   Bowers, J A ^a  

^a WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corbicula; Mercury; Methylmercury; Savannah River; Streams; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAINAGE; RIVERS; WETLANDS;

MERCURY LEVELS; METHYLATION; TRIBUTARY STREAM;

MERCURY (METAL);

METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; MOLLUSC; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STREAMWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CLAM; METHYLATION; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SAVANNA; SEASHORE; STREAM (RIVER); WETLAND;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEORGIA; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MOLLUSCA; RIVERS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CORBICULA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA;

EID: 2442630243     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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