Predicting net mercury methylation in sediments using diffusive gradient in thin films measurements

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1506-1512

  Clarisse, Olivier ^a,b   Dimock, Brian ^a   Hintelmann, Holger ^a   Best, Elly P H ^c,d  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^c U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; CONCENTRATION-DEPTH PROFILE; DATA SETS; DIFFUSIVE GRADIENTS; HAMILTONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION DEPTH; IN-SITU; LABILE FRACTIONS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MERCURY METHYLATION; MERCURY SPECIES; METHYL MERCURY; MUDFLATS; PORE WATERS; PRODUCTION RATES; REMOBILIZATION; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT PORE WATER; SEDIMENT SURFACE; SOLID-PHASE; THIN FILMS MEASUREMENTS;

ALKYLATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ISOTOPES; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METHYLATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THIN FILMS; WATER;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

METHYLMERCURY; WATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOFILM; DIFFUSION; GEOACCUMULATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; POREWATER; PROBE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILM; METHYLATION; SEDIMENT; SOLID; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SAN FRANCISCO; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79951655143     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102730n     Document Type: Article

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