Lignin biomarkers as tracers of mercury sources in lakes water column

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-140

  Ouellet, Jean François ^a   Lucotte, Marc ^a   Teisserenc, Roman ^a   Paquet, Serge ^a   Canuel, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Lakes; Lignin biomarkers; Mercury; Organic matter quality; Organic matter sources

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; BOREAL FOREST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LAKE WATER; LIGNIN; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; TRACER; WATER COLUMN; WATERSHED;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 67349083534     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-009-9314-z     Document Type: Article

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