Influence of submarine fumaroles on the distribution of mercury in the sediment of Kagoshima Bay, Japan

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-183

  Tomiyasu, Takashi ^a   Eguchi, Tomomi ^a   Yamamoto, Masahiko ^a   Anazawa, Katsuro ^a   Sakamoto, Hayao ^a   Ando, Tetsuo ^b   Nedachi, Munetomo ^a   Marumo, Katsumi ^c  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kagoshima Bay; Marine sediment; Mercury; Organic matter; Submarine fumaroles

Indexed keywords

FUMAROLE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KAGOSHIMA [KYUSHU]; KAGOSHIMA BAY; KYUSHU;

EID: 35148877808     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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