Mercury and organic carbon distribution in six lakes from the North of Rio de Janeiro State

The objectives of the study was to evaluate the mercury contamination in sediments of six lagoons located in the north region of Rio de Janeiro State, trying to relate the Hg concentrations with factors that could influence it's mobility, such as organic carbon. The highest values observed in t...

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Main Authors: Wanderson Primo de Sousa, Carlos Eduardo Veiga de Carvalho, Claudia Calasans Veiga de Carvalho, Marina Satika Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2004-03-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000100019