Hydrologic controls on water chemistry and mercury biotransformation in a closed river system: The Carson River, Nevada

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1999-2009

  Bonzongo, Jean Claude J ^a   Nemer, Bassel W ^a   Lyons, W Berry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EVAPORATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROLOGY; MELTING; MERCURY AMALGAMS;

CLOSED RIVER SYSTEMS; CONSERVATIVE ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENTS; HYDROLOGIC CONTROLS;

RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; RIVER SYSTEM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CARSON RIVER; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750371486     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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