Assessing the stability of mercury and methylmercury in a varved lake sediment deposit

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4391-4396

  Rydberg, J ^a   Gälman, Veronika ^a   Renberg, Ingemar ^a   Bindler, Richard ^a   Lambertsson, Lars ^a   Martínez Cortizas, Antonio ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEPOSITS; LOADING; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ACCUMULATION RATES; DIAGENETIC PROCESSES; LAKE SEDIMENTS; MERCURY SPECIES; MERCURY(III); METHYL MERCURY (MEHG); TOTAL MERCURY (THG);

LAKE POLLUTION;

CARBON; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBON; CORE ANALYSIS; DIAGENESIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; SEDIMENTATION; TRACKING; VARVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEMETHYLATION; DIAGENESIS; LAKE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 45249089026     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es7031955     Document Type: Article

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