The methylmercury cycle in Little Rock Lake during experimental acidification and recovery

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1 I, 2006, Pages 257-270

  Watras, C J ^a,b   Morrison, K A ^a,b   Regnell, O ^c   Kratz, T K ^b  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; LIMNOLOGY; MASS BALANCE; METHYLMERCURY; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

LITTLE ROCK LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 32944468419     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.1.0257     Document Type: Article

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