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Near-Decadal Oscillation of Water Levels and Mercury Bioaccumulation in the Laurentian Great Lakes Region

Authors :
Zhengjun Zhang
Carl J. Watras
Hao Teng
Michael T. Meyer
Alexander W. Latzka
Source :
Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 7:89-94
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020.

Abstract

Mercury (Hg) contamination in remote lakes stems from atmospheric Hg transport to surface waters and subsequent conversion by microbes to neurotoxic methylmercury (MeHg) that biomagnifies in pelagi...

Details

ISSN :
23288930
Volume :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Environmental Science & Technology Letters
Accession number :
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