The biogeochemistry of mercury at the sediment-water interface in the Thau Lagoon. 2. Evaluation of mercury methylation potential in both surface sediment and the water column

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 485-496

  Monperrus, M ^a   Tessier, E ^a   Point, D ^a   Vidimova, K ^a   Amouroux, D ^a   Guyoneaud, R ^a   Leynaert, A ^b   Grall, J ^b   Chauvaud, L ^b   Thouzeau, G ^b   Donard, O F X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

biotic processes; demethylation; mercury; methylation; sediment; stable isotopes; water column

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROPLANKTON; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; WATER COLUMN;

ETANG DE THAU; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HERAULT; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34047149801     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.11.014     Document Type: Article

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