Mercury in the Gulf of Mexico: Sources to receptors

Environmental Research

Volumn 119, Issue , 2012, Pages 42-52

  Harris, Reed ^a   Pollman, Curtis ^b   Landing, William ^c   Evans, David ^d   Axelrad, Donald ^e   Hutchinson, David ^a   Morey, Steven L ^c   Rumbold, Darren ^f   Dukhovskoy, Dmitry ^c   Adams, Douglas H ^g   Vijayaraghavan, Krish ^h   Holmes, Christopher ⁱ   Atkinson, R Dwight ^j   Myers, Tom ^k   Sunderland, Elsie ^l  

^a Reed Harris Environmental Ltd   (Canada)

^b Aqua Lux Lucis Inc   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^f FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^k ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^l HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Gulf of mexico; Mercury; Methylmercury; Risk

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FRESHWATER INPUT; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; PERCIFORM; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SHARK; WATER COLUMN;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD WEB; GULF OF MEXICO; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METHYLATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; MERCURY; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

LAMNINAE; MALACANTHIDAE; SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA;

EID: 84870391811     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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