Spatial patterns of mercury in biota of Adirondack, New York lakes

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1543-1554

  Yu, Xue ^a   Driscoll, Charles T ^a   Montesdeoca, Mario ^a   Evers, David ^b   Duron, Melissa ^b   Williams, Kate ^b   Schoch, Nina ^b   Kamman, Neil C ^c  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Water Quality Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid neutralizing capacity; Aquatic biota; Bioaccumulation; Methylmercury; pH; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; FOOD CHAIN; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; PH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACID BASE BALANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LITTORAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BIOTA; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LAKES; LINEAR MODELS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEW YORK; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS; ZOOPLANKTON;

ADIRONDACK LAKE; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ASTACOIDEA; GAVIA IMMER; PERCA;

EID: 80054932504     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0717-y     Document Type: Article

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