Mercury transfer from watersheds to aquatic environments following the erosion of agrarian soils: A molecular biomarker approach

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 801-811

  Caron, Sébastien ^a   Lucotte, Marc ^a   Teisserenc, Roman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake St. Pierre; Lignin biomarkers; Mercury; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMARKER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

CANADA; LAC SAINT PIERRE; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT FRANCOIS RIVER; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 52549086285     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS07112     Document Type: Article

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