Mercury in biota and surficial sediments from coatzacoalcos estuary, gulf of mexico: Distribution and seasonal variation

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 197, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Ruelas Inzunza, Jorge ^a   Páez Osuna, Federico ^b   Zamora Arellano, Nydia ^b   Amezcua Martínez, Felipe ^b   Bojórquez Leyva, Humberto ^b  

^a Technological Institute of   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biota; Gulf of Mexico; Human consumption; Mercury; Seasonal variation; Surficial sediments

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; GULF OF MEXICO; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; MERCURY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ESTUARIES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

MERCURY (METAL);

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 58549102905     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-008-9799-4     Document Type: Article

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