Mercury in sediments and vegetation in a moderately contaminated salt marsh (Tagus Estuary, Portugal)

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1151-1157

  Canário, João ^a   Vale, Carlos ^a   Poissant, Laurier ^b   Nogueira, Marta ^a   Pilote, Martin ^b   Branco, Vasco ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mercury; Methylmercury; Portugal; Salt marshes; Tagus Estuary

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; DEPTH RESOLUTION; DEPTH VARIATION; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES; HG CONCENTRATIONS; IN-CORE; MAXIMUM VALUES; METHYL MERCURY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; PORTUGAL; SALT MARSHES; SPARTINA MARITIMA; TAGUS ESTUARY; TOTAL MERCURIES;

BIOMASS; ESTUARIES; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WETLANDS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; WATER;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PORTUGAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; PORTUGAL; RIVERS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES; SARCOCORNIA FRUTICOSA; SPARTINA MARITIMA;

EID: 77955475696     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60231-X     Document Type: Article

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