Specific ultra-violet absorbance as an indicator of mercury sources in an Adirondack River basin

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 451-466

  Burns, Douglas A ^a   Aiken, George R ^a   Bradley, Paul M ^a   Journey, Celeste A ^a   Schelker, Jakob ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adirondack; Aromatic; Dissolved organic carbon; Mercury; SUVA

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOINDICATOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROWING SEASON; METHYLMERCURY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RIVER BASIN; RIVER POLLUTION; SURFACE WATER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADIRONDACK LOWLANDS; HUDSON RIVER; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876287866     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9773-5     Document Type: Article

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