Evaluating the potential efficacy of mercury total maximum daily loads on aqueous methylmercuiy levels in four coastal watersheds

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5400-5406

  Rothenberg, Sarah E ^a   Ambrose, Richard F ^a   Jay, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

COASTAL WATERSHEDS; POTENTIAL EFFICACY; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS; TOTAL MERCURY;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; METHYLATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FLORIDA; GEOGRAPHY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAN FRANCISCO; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

CALIFORNIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LONG ISLAND SOUND; MUGU LAGOON; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48749132427     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702819f     Document Type: Article

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