Simultaneous radioassays of bacterial production and mercury methylation in the periphyton of a tropical and a temperate wetland

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-100

  Guimaraes J R D ^a   Mauro, J B N ^a   Meili, M ^b   Sundbom, M ^c,d   Haglund, A L ^c   Coelho Souza, S A ^a   Hylander, L D ^c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Leucine; Methylmercury; Radiotracer

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; LEUCINE; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY; TRACER;

ASSAY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; MACROPHYTE; METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; PERIPHYTON; RADIOACTIVITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BRAZIL; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EUTROPHICATION; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; LAKE; LILY; MACROPHYTE; METHYLATION; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PERIPHYTON; RADIOASSAY; SWEDEN; TEMPERATE WETLAND; TROPICAL WETLAND; WETLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 33748467661     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.09.023     Document Type: Article

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