Investigation of mercury accumulation in cattails growing in constructed wetland mesocosms

Wetlands

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1056-1065

  Fay, Laura ^a   Gustin, Mae Sexauer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flux; Methyl mercury; Typha latifolia

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; PLANT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 55649113782     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2007)27[1056:IOMAIC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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