Factors influencing the oxidation, reduction, methylation and demethylation of mercury species in coastal waters

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 278-294

  Whalin, Lindsay ^a   Kim, Eun Hee ^b   Mason, Robert ^c  

^a California Regional Water Quality Control Board   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal zone; Demethylation; Mercury; Methylation; Oxidation; Reduction; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION RATE; REDUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 36148957524     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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