The Green Files > AquaLog: Mercury in stream ecosystems

[AquaLog] Three related U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) articles on mercury transport, biogeochemical processes, and bioaccumulation in stream ecosystems have been published in Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T). The papers were published electronically on the March 11, 2009 in the "Just Published (ASAP)" web version of ES&T, and will be published in final form in the April 15, 2009 print issue.

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