Mercury speciation in the water of Minamata Bay, Japan

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 218, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 399-412

  Matsuyama, Akito ^a   Eguchi, Tomomi ^a   Sonoda, Ikuko ^a   Tada, Akihide ^b   Yano, Shinichirou ^c   Tai, Akira ^c   Marumoto, Kohji ^a   Tomiyasu, Takashi ^d   Akagi, Hirokatsu ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e International Mercury Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dissolved methylmercury; Minamata Bay; Seasonal variation; Total dissolved mercury; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SEDIMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL A; INVERSE CORRELATION; MERCURY SPECIATIONS; METHYL MERCURY; MINAMATA BAY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER COLUMNS;

ALKYLATION; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLUTION; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; JAPAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION MONITORING; SALINITY; SEA POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TREND STUDY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

JAPAN; KUMAMOTO; KYUSHU; MINAMATA BAY;

EID: 80053573522     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-010-0654-z     Document Type: Article

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