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Mercury (micro)biogeochemistry in polar environments

Mercury (micro)biogeochemistry in polar environments

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Mercury (micro)biogeochemistry in polar environments

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Full title

Mercury (micro)biogeochemistry in polar environments

Publisher

Oxford, UK: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Journal title

FEMS microbiology ecology, 2007-02, Vol.59 (2), p.232-241

Language

English

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Oxford, UK: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Contents

The contamination of polar regions with mercury that is transported as inorganic mercury from lower latitudes has resulted in the accumulation of methylmercury in the food chain of polar environments, risking the health of humans and wildlife. This problem is likely to be particularly severe in coastal marine environments where active cycling occur...

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Mercury (micro)biogeochemistry in polar environments

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20457458

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20457458

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ISSN

0168-6496

E-ISSN

1574-6941

DOI

10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00246.x

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