Mass dependent stable isotope fractionation of mercury during mer mediated microbial degradation of monomethylmercury

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1285-1296

  Kritee, K ^a   Barkay, Tamar ^a   Blum, Joel D ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOTODEGRADATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 59649121141     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.11.038     Document Type: Article

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