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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ACS Publications
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4895 |