Patterns of mercury accumulation among seston in lakes of the Adirondack Mountains, New York

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 4836-4842

  Adams, Ryan M ^a   Twiss, Michael R ^a   Driscoll, Charles T ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; AL-CONCENTRATION; AQUATIC FOOD; HG CONCENTRATIONS; LAKE WATERS; MERCURY ACCUMULATION; NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SIZE CLASS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; LANDFORMS;

MERCURY (METAL);

ALUMINUM; LAKE WATER; MERCURY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD CHAIN; FRACTIONATION; LAKE WATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOUNTAIN REGION; SESTON; STRATIFICATION; SUMMER; SURFACE WATER; THERMAL STRUCTURE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENSITY; DISSOLUTION; FRACTIONATION; LAKE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; NEW YORK; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649965231     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900409b     Document Type: Article

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