Preliminary study on the distribution and impact factors of methylmercury in surficial sediments from main mangrove wetlands of China

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1701-1707

  Ding, Zhen Hua ^a   Wu, Hao ^a   Liu, Yang ^a   Yuan, Yan Ting ^a   Zhang, Ling ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Impact factors; Mangroves; Mercury; Methylmercury; Sediments

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POLLUTANT; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SEDIMENT; WETLAND;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; WETLANDS;

EID: 77956119986     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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