A comparative study of mercury distribution and methylation in mudflats from two macrotidal estuaries: The Seine (France) and the Medway (United Kingdom)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 618-631

  Ouddane, B ^a   Mikac, N ^b   Cundy, A B ^c   Quillet, L ^d   Fischer, J C ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CLAY; MERCURY (METAL); METHYLATION; SEDIMENTS; TIDES;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MUDFLATS; SALT MARSH;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FISH; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; MUDFLAT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; KENT; MEDWAY ESTUARY; SEINE ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41149119402     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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