Trophic transfer of mercury and methylmercury in an aquatic ecosystem impacted by municipal sewage effluents in Beijing, China

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1189-1194

  Fu, Jianjie ^a   Wang, Yawei ^a   Zhou, Qunfang ^a   Jiang, Guibin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem; Methylmercury; Municipal sewage treatment plants; Total mercury; Trophic levels

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; METHYL MERCURY; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TOTAL MERCURIES; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

FRESH WATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BRYOPHYTE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAKE WATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEWAGE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; TURTLE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; GAOBEIDIAN LAKE;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CARASSIUS; CYPRINIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77955490745     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60237-0     Document Type: Article

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