Mercury speciation in the Persian Gulf sediments

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 157, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 363-373

  Agah, Homira ^a   Elskens, Marc ^a   Fatemi, S Mohammad Reza ^b   Owfi, Fereidoon ^c   Baeyens, Willy ^a   Leermakers, Martine ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c IRANIAN FISHERIES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cold vapor AAS; Headspace GC AFS; Methyl mercury; Organic carbon; Sediment; The Persian Gulf; Total mercury

Indexed keywords

COLD VAPOR AAS; HEADSPACE GC-AFS; METHYL MERCURY; THE PERSIAN GULF; TOTAL MERCURY;

ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; VAPORS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC CARBON;

COASTAL WATER; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC CARBON; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRAN; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIAN OCEAN; KINETICS; MERCURY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEAWATER;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 70349239173     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0541-x     Document Type: Article

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