The impact of resuspension on sediment mercury dynamics, and methylmercury production and fate: A mesocosm study

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 300-315

  Kim, Eun Hee ^a   Mason, Robert P ^a   Porter, Elka T ^b   Soulen, Heather L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Mercury; Mercury stable isotopes; Methylmercury; Sediment resuspension

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MESOCOSM; METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT CORE; ZOOPLANKTON;

BALTIMORE HARBOR; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 33749048038     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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