Pathways of CH3Hg and Hg ingestion in benthic organisms: An enriched isotope approach

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5058-5065

  Taylor, Vivien F ^a   Bugge, Deenie ^b   Jackson, Brian P ^a   Chen, Celia Y ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; ECOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MARINE POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS;

BENTHIC ORGANISMS; ENRICHED ISOTOPES; ISOTOPICALLY ENRICHED; MERCURY BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY SPECIES; STABLE ISOTOPE TRACERS; TROPHIC TRANSFER; UPTAKE PATHWAYS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; ORGANIC MATTER; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER; ISOTOPE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ALGA; AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FOOD WEB; INGESTION RATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; TRACER;

ALGA; AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ESTUARINE SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INGESTION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LEPTOCHEIRUS PLUMULOSUS; METHYLATION; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC ZONE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISOTOPES; MERCURY; METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICROALGAE; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84899859292     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es404159k     Document Type: Article

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