Mercury distribution in medium-size rivers and reservoirs of the São Paulo State (Southeast Brazil)

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 478-486

  Tomazelli, Andréa Cristina ^a   Martinelli, Luiz Antonio ^a   Krug, Francisco José ^a   Santos Jr , Dario ^a   Ruffini, Iolanda ^a   De Camargo, Plĩnio Barbosa ^a   Horvat, Milena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVER POLLUTION; WATERSHEDS;

HG CONTAMINATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; METHYLMERCURY;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIVALVE; BRAZIL; FISH; INDUSTRIALIZATION; METHYLATION; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 33947412365     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0407     Document Type: Article

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