Mercury and carbon dioxide emissions: Uncoupling a toxic relationship

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2640-2646

  Hammerschmidt, Chad R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHYLMERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); TOXICOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUNA; WILDLIFE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MERCURY;

EID: 81155145948     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.702     Document Type: Article

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