Chemical and physical transformations of mercury in the ocean: A review

Ocean Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1047-1063

  Batrakova, N ^a   Travnikov, O ^a   Rozovskaya, O ^a  

^a Meteorological Synthesizing Centre   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REDUCTION; TOXIN; TRANSFORMATION;

EID: 84919601012     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-10-1047-2014     Document Type: Article

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