Legacy sources of mercury in an urbanised watershed

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-244

  Clark, Heather F ^a   Benoit, Gaboury ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Connecticut; Hot spot; Mercury; Quinnipiac River; Silver plating; Urban watershed

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER POLLUTION; SILVER; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; WATER COLUMN; WATERSHED;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; QUINNIPIAC RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67949114275     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN09006     Document Type: Article

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