Mercury methylation in the epilithon of boreal shield aquatic ecosystems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1540-1546

  Desrosiers, Mélanie ^a   Planas, Dolors ^a   Mucci, Alfonso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; ECOSYSTEMS; MERCURY (METAL); POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; REACTION KINETICS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; EPILITHON; INORGANIC MERCURY; METHYLATION;

ALKYLATION;

CHLORAMPHENICOL; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; MOLYBDIC ACID; POLITEF;

ALKYLATION; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; ECOSYSTEMS; MERCURY (METAL); POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; REACTION KINETICS;

DIURNAL VARIATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; ROCKY SHORE;

ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIOFILM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FISH; LAKE; LIGHT; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHYTON; PROKARYOTE; STEADY STATE; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SUMMER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ECOSYSTEM; KINETICS; MERCURY; METHYLATION; TREES; WATER;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33644867327     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0508828     Document Type: Article

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