Spatial and temporal patterns of mercury accumulation in lacustrine sediments across the Laurentian Great Lakes region

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 161, Issue , 2012, Pages 252-260

  Drevnick, Paul E ^a   Engstrom, Daniel R ^b   Driscoll, Charles T ^c   Swain, Edward B ^d   Balogh, Steven J ^e   Kamman, Neil C ^f   Long, David T ^g   Muir, Derek G C ^h   Parsons, Matthew J ^g   Rolfhus, Kristofer R ⁱ   Rossmann, Ronald ^j  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Syracuse University   (United States)

^d MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY   (United States)

^e Metropolitan Council Environmental Services   (United States)

^f Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation   (United States)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^j U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Great Lakes; Mercury; Paleolimnology; Sediment cores; Sediment mercury deposition

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SOURCES; GREAT LAKES; HG FLUX; INDUSTRIAL USE; LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS; LAKE SUPERIOR; LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES; MERCURY ACCUMULATION; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT CORES; SHARP INCREASE; TEMPORAL PATTERN; WATERSHED AREAS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EFFLUENTS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LAKE POLLUTION; MERCURY (METAL); SEDIMENTOLOGY;

LAKES;

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; GEOACCUMULATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PALEOLIMNOLOGY; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAKE SEDIMENT; NONHUMAN; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED; WET DEPOSITION;

ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT LAKES REGION; MERCURY; ONTARIO; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WEATHER;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 80054917967     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.05.025     Document Type: Article

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