Mercury in streams at Grand Portage National Monument (Minnesota, USA): Assessment of ecosystem sensitivity and ecological risk

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 514, Issue , 2015, Pages 192-201

  Rolfhus, Kristofer R ^a   Wiener, James G ^a   Haro, Roger J ^a   Sandheinrich, Mark B ^a   Bailey, Sean W ^a   Seitz, Brandon R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic food web; Bioaccumulation; Contaminant; Exposure; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; FISH; IMPURITIES; LAKE POLLUTION; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION; AQUATIC FOOD WEB; ECOSYSTEM COMPONENTS; EXPOSURE; GREAT LAKES REGIONS; METHYL MERCURY; PISCIVOROUS FISH; SOILS AND SEDIMENTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOOD WEB; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; SESTON; SOIL POLLUTION; STREAMWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAGONFLY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD WEB; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WILDLIFE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); MUSTELA;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; INSECTS; MERCURY; MINNESOTA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84922287462     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.079     Document Type: Article

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