Chemical speciation of mercury in soil and sediment

Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Mercury

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 219-258

  Skyllberg, Ulf ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hg chemical speciation, soil; Hg liquid, solid phases; Ligand exchange methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862518185     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118146644.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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