The impact of groundwater discharges on mercury partitioning, speciation and bioavailability to mussels in a coastal zone

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 143-155

  Laurier, F J G ^a   Cossa, D ^a   Beucher, C ^a   Breviere E ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Estuaries; Groundwater seepage; Mercury; Mussel; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLVED LOAD; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; PARTITIONING; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEEPAGE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER POLLUTION;

BAY OF SEINE; ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HAUTE-NORMANDIE; PAYS DE CAUX; SEINE ESTUARY; SEINE-MARITIME; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 33947597291     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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