Selenium stable isotope investigation into selenium biogeochemical cycling in a lacustrine environment: Sweitzer Lake, Colorado

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2200-2210

  Clark, Scott K ^a   Johnson, Thomas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CATCHMENT AREA; DIRECT CONTACT; FISH TISSUE; ISOTOPE DATA; ISOTOPE RATIO; ISOTOPIC DATA; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; ISOTOPIC SHIFT; MACROPHYTES; MEDIAN VALUE; OXYANIONS; SOURCE AREA; STABLE ISOTOPES;

ALGAE CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; HEAVY WATER; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SELENIUM; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ISOTOPES;

SELENIUM; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; FRACTIONATION; LAKE; LITTORAL; MACROPHYTE; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRESERVATION; RADIOISOTOPE DIAGNOSIS; SEDIMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WETLAND; ZOOPLANKTON;

COLORADO; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISOTOPES; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANTS; SELENIUM; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 78650775656     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0380     Document Type: Article

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