Distribution and partitioning of mercury in a river catchment impacted by former mercury mining activity

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 183-201

  Kocman, David ^a   Kanduč, Tjaša ^a   Ogrinc, Nives ^a   Horvat, Milena ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Idrija; Mercury; River system; Sediment; Speciation; Water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; COLLOID; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINING INDUSTRY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RIVER BED; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAILINGS;

IDRIJA; IDRIJCA RIVER; SLOVENIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79957827307     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9495-5     Document Type: Article

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