Has submarine groundwater discharge been overlooked as a source of mercury to coastal waters?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3090-3095

  Bone, Sharon E ^a,b   Charette, Matthew A ^a   Lamborg, Carl H ^a   Gonneea, Meagan Eagle ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER SANDS; GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; TOXIC METAL;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

CARBON; CHLORIDE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; GROUND WATER; IRON; MERCURY; SURFACE WATER;

AQUIFERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COASTAL WATER; ESTUARY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANIC CARBON; SEASONALITY; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TOXIC MATERIAL;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESTUARY; SEA POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MASSACHUSETTS; MERCURY; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WAQUOIT BAY;

EID: 34248177434     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0622453     Document Type: Article

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