Benthic methylmercury production in lacustrine ecosystems of Nahuel Huapi National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-477

  Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio ^a   Catán, Soledad Pérez ^a   Marvin DiPasquale, Mark ^b  

^a CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

197Hg mercury tracer; Lake sediment; Mercury; Mercury methylation; Nahuel Huapi National Park

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); METHYLATION; SEDIMENTS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; LACUSTRINE ECOSYSTEMS; LAKE SEDIMENTS; MERCURY METHYLATION; NATIONAL PARKS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; ^197HG MERCURY TRACER;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; METHYLMERCURY;

BENTHOS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; OPEN WATER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAKE SEDIMENT; LITTORAL; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARGENTINA; NAHUEL HUAPI NATIONAL PARK; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349214713     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.07.055     Document Type: Article

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