Shallow groundwater mercury supply in a coastal plain stream

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 7503-7511

  Bradley, Paul M ^a   Journey, Celeste A ^a   Lowery, Mark A ^a   Brigham, Mark E ^a   Burns, Douglas A ^a   Button, Daniel T ^a   Chapelle, Francis H ^a   Lutz, Michelle A ^a   Marvin Dipasquale, Mark C ^a   Riva Murray, Karen ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN AREA; COASTAL PLAIN; FUNDAMENTAL CONTROL; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; HYDRAULIC TRANSPORT; MASS BALANCE; METHYLMERCURY; RIPARIAN WETLAND; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SOUTH CAROLINA; WETLAND AREA;

ALKYLATION; GROUNDWATER; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; WETLANDS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

GROUND WATER; MERCURY; SURFACE WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COASTAL PLAIN; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED LOAD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MASS BALANCE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STREAMWATER; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; FLOODPLAIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TRANSPORT; WETLAND;

ECOSYSTEM; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; SOUTH CAROLINA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS;

MCTIER CREEK; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863919936     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301540g     Document Type: Article

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