Erratum: Mercury distribution across 14 U.S. forests. Part II: Patterns of methyl mercury concentrations and areal mass of total and methyl mercury (Environmental Science and Technology (2012) 46 (5921-5930) DOI: 10.1021/es2045579);Mercury distribution across 14 U.S. forests. Part II: Patterns of methyl mercury concentrations and areal mass of total and methyl mercury

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 5921-5930

  Obrist, Daniel ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; SOILS;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; MASS INCREASE; MERCURY DISTRIBUTION; METHYL MERCURY; MONOMETHYL MERCURY; SURFACE LITTER; TOTAL MERCURIES;

MERCURY (METAL);

METHYLMERCURY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOACCUMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITTER; METHYLMERCURY; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL POLLUTION; UPLAND REGION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; FOREST; LATITUDE; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

FORESTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY; SOIL; WATER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861910359     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3022655     Document Type: Erratum

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