Soil total mercury concentrations across the greater everglades

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 675-685

  Cohen, Matthew J ^a   Lamsal, Sanjay ^a   Osborne, Todd Z ^b   Bonzongo, Jean Claude J ^c   Newman, Susan ^d   Reddy, K Ramesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

^d SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION RATES; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; HG CONCENTRATIONS; HOT SPOTS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENTS; PLANT COMMUNITIES; SOIL PROPERTIES; SPATIAL SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCES; SURFACE SOILS; TOTAL MERCURIES; WATER CONSERVATION AREAS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HEALTH RISKS; MERCURY (METAL); METAL ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RISK PERCEPTION; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PLANT COMMUNITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62549111421     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0126     Document Type: Article

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