Mercury in Chinese reservoirs

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-25

  Larssen, Thorjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

China; Fish; Hydropower reservoirs; Mercury; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

FISH; MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

CHINA; HYDROPOWER RESERVOIRS; METHYL MERCURY;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER;

FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; MOBILIZATION; RESERVOIR;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; CHINA; COMBUSTION; CONTAMINATED FISH; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HYDROPOWER; METHYLATION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA;

EID: 74249083209     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.07.026     Document Type: Note

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