The Impact of Hypoxia on Mercury Methylation in Bottom Sediment of Northern Gulf of Mexico
Widespread concern has developed about high mercury content in fish in the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent estuaries and bays. Among the areas implicated as possible sources of the mercury that moves up the food chain from the methylmercury formed in sediments and anoxic waters is the seasonal hypoxic z...
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LSU
2006
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11142006-165021/ |