Particulate and dissolved mercury export in streamwater within three mid-Appalachian forested watersheds in the US

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 501, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-100

  Riscassi, Ami L ^a   Scanlon, Todd M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Episodic transport; Forested; Mercury; Shenandoah National Park; Streamwater flux; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; AUTOMATED TECHNIQUES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EPISODIC TRANSPORTS; FORESTED; FORESTED WATERSHEDS; NATIONAL PARKS; STREAM WATER;

DISSOLUTION; MERCURY (METAL); METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; STORMS; TURBIDITY; WATERSHEDS;

FORESTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED LOAD; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FORESTED CATCHMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PARTICULATE MATTER; STORM; STREAMWATER; TURBIDITY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84883146208     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.07.041     Document Type: Article

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