Natural causes of changes in marine environment: Mercury speciation and distribution in anchialine caves

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 151, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-20

  Kwokal, Željko ^a   Cukrov, Neven ^a   Cuculić, Vlado ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Anchialine caves; Croatia; Mercury speciation; Stratified water column

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; CAVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HALOCLINE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NEW RECORD; SEAWATER; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER COLUMN;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84908003884     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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