Evidence for elevated production of methylmercury in salt marshes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 7376-7382

  Canário, João ^a   Caetano, Miguel ^a   Vale, Carlos ^a   Cesário, Rute ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTUARIES; MERCURY (METAL); SALTS; SEDIMENTS;

MERCURY-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS; REDOX CONDITIONS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTUARIES; MERCURY (METAL); SALTS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL SURVEYS;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REDOX CONDITIONS; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT CORE; SHRUB; VEGETATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESTUARY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLANT TISSUE; PORTUGAL; SALT MARSH; SEDIMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES; SARCOCORNIA FRUTICOSA; SPARTINA MARITIMA;

EID: 35948982494     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071078j     Document Type: Article

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