Vertical methylmercury distribution in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-82

  Hammerschmidt, Chad R ^a   Bowman, Katlin L ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Dissolved oxygen; Intermediate water masses; Mercury compounds; Methylation; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOACCUMULATION; BOTTOM WATER; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FOOD WEB; INTERMEDIATE WATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; MIXED LAYER; OPEN OCEAN; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEA SURFACE; SEAFOOD; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUSPENDED LOAD; TOXIC MATERIAL; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN (SUBTROPICAL);

EID: 84858845323     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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