The overlooked role of the ocean in mercury cycling in the Arctic

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1963-1965

  Macdonald, Robie W ^a,b   Wang, Feiyue ^a   Stern, Gary ^a,c   Outridge, Peter ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Bioaccumulation; Climate change; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; MAMMALS; RISK PERCEPTION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ARCTIC OCEANS; ATMOSPHERIC MERCURIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE MAMMALS; MASS BUDGETS; MERCURY; MERCURY CYCLING; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; MASS BALANCE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE MAMMAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; CETACEA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; MERCURY; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 56949085002     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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