Anthropogenic influences on the input and biogeochemical cycling of nutrients and mercury in Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1731-1744

  Naftz, David ^a   Angeroth, Cory ^a   Kenney, Terry ^a   Waddell, Bruce ^b   Darnall, Nathan ^b   Silva, Steven ^c   Perschon, Clay ^d   Whitehead, John ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

^e Utah Department of Environmental Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); NUTRIENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCES; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING;

LAKES;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CRUSTACEAN; LAKE WATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; TRACE ELEMENT;

FARMINGTON BAY; GREAT SALT LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ALGAE; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA; CYANOBACTERIA; PODICEPS NIGRICOLLIS;

EID: 43949086159     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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