Mercury accumulation in peatbogs at Czech sites with contrasting pollution histories

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 424, Issue , 2012, Pages 322-330

  Zuna, M ^a   Ettler, V ^a   Sebek O ^a   Mihaljevic M ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Atmospheric deposition; Czech Republic; Mercury; Peat bogs

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ACCUMULATION RATES; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BINDING MECHANISMS; CENTRAL EUROPE; COAL MINING; CZECH REPUBLIC; HG CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY ACCUMULATION; PEAT BOGS; PEAT CORES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

COAL MINES; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WETLANDS;

PEAT;

LEAD 210; MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OMBROTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PEATLAND;

ARTICLE; ASH; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENSITY; EUROPE; FIELD EMISSION; HISTORICAL PERIOD; MAGNETISM; MOSS; PARTICLE SIZE; PEATBOG; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY; SOIL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SPHAGNOPSIDA; TIME FACTORS; WETLANDS;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 84859780343     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.049     Document Type: Article

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