Distribution and partitioning of mercury in the Arctic cryosphere: transport across snow-sea ice-water interfaces in the western Arctic Ocean

The high toxicity and ability to be transported over long distances and biomagnify up food chains have earned Mercury (Hg) recognition as a contaminant of global concern. The Arctic region is particularly vulnerable to Hg with high levels of Hg being detected in marine mammals. The importance of t...

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Main Author: Chaulk, Amanda Holly
Other Authors: Wang, Feiyue (Environment and Geography) Stern, Gary (Environment and Geography)
Published: ACS Publications 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4895