Increased atmospheric deposition of mercury in reference lakes near major urban areas

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 162, Issue , 2012, Pages 209-215

  Van Metre, Peter C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core; Lake; Mercury; Sediment; Urban

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; CORE; DRY DEPOSITION; FLUX RATIO; HG FLUX; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; NEAR-FIELD; SEDIMENT CORE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; URBAN; URBAN AREAS; WET DEPOSITION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DEPOSITION; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

LAKE POLLUTION;

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORE ANALYSIS; DRY DEPOSITION; EMISSION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; WET DEPOSITION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKE; LAKE SEDIMENT; POLLUTANT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WET DEPOSITION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKES; MERCURY; URBAN HEALTH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155185507     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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