Net methylmercury production as a basis for improved risk assessment of mercury-contaminated sediments

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Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 437-442

  Skyllberg, Ulf ^a   Drott, Andreas ^a   Lambertsson, Lars ^b   Björn, Erik ^b   Karlsson, Torbjörn ^b   Johnson, Torbjörn ^c   Heinemo, Sven Åke ^d   Holmström, Henning ^e  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Pelagia Miljökonsult AB   (Sweden)

^d Municipality of Sundsvall   (Sweden)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BRACKISH WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER; PERCID; POREWATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESOCIDAE; METABOLISM; PERCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SWEDEN; WATER POLLUTANT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESOCIDAE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PERCHES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALINITY; SWEDEN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 36148978595     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2007)36[437:NMPAAB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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15. Acknowledgements: This work was financed by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (contract No. 802-38-04F), North Sweden Soil Remediation Centre (MCN)-European Union Structural Funds and New Objective 1 (contract No. 113-12534-00) and by the Centre for Environmental Research (CMF) in Umeå. Ronald Berman, Nykvarn municipality, Olof Regnell, Lund University, and Anna Aleljung, County administration of Kalmar are acknowledged for the contribution with data for biota at Turingen, Nötöfjärden and Övre Svartsjön. We also want to thank Christin Jonasson, Ramböll AB, Lisbeth Drugge, Luleå municipality, Nils Ivarsson, STORA-ENSO, Anders Hellman, GVT AB, Göran Eriksson, Ludvika municipality, Jonny Skarp, Yoldia Miljökonsult AB, Anders Helgeé and Jens Nilsson, Hultsfred municipality, Anna Aleljung, County administration of Kalmar, Tom Larsson Umeå University and Björn Erhagen for kind assistance before and during sampling.