Mercury in surface waters of a macrotidal urban estuary (River Adour, south-west France)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-148

  Stoichev, T ^a,b   Amouroux, David ^a   Monperrus, M ^a   Point, D ^a   Tessier, E ^a   Bareille, G ^a   Donard, O F X ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Bio Inorganique et Environnement UMR 5034   (France)

^b National Center of Public Health Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Adour River estuary; Mercury; Methylmercury; Surface water

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; METHYLMERCURY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645573360     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540500526450     Document Type: Article

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