Levels of chemical versus biological methylation of mercury in sediments

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 401-404

  Berman, Mitchell ^a   Bartha, Richard ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SEDIMENTATION - THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIOLOGICAL METHYLATION; FULVIC ACID FRACTIONS; METHYLMERCURY SYNTHESIS; RIVER SEDIMENT;

SOIL POLLUTION;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34250126843     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01623527     Document Type: Article

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