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OverviewIntended for environmental toxicologists, ecologists, biogeochemists, atmospheric scientists and environmental health professionals, this book presents the results of original research on environmental mercury. It contains 57 papers, and includes a review of the latest information available on environmental mercury. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward J. Massaro , Carl J. Watras (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Boulder Junction, USA) , John W. Huckabee (Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA) , Nicholas S. BloomPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 1.220kg ISBN: 9781566700665ISBN 10: 1566700663 Pages: 752 Publication Date: 11 November 1994 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsForeword Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems Mercury in the Environment: Biogeochemistry Levels of Mercury in the Tucurui Reservoir and its Surrounding Area in Para, Brazil The Distribution of Mercury in a Mediterranean Area Distribution and Speciation of Mercury in the Water and Fish of Nan Hu (South Lake), Guangxi Province, People's Republic of China Chemical Speciation of Mercury in a Meromictic Lake Distribution and Flux of Particulate Mercury in Four Stratified Seepage Lakes Elemental Mercury Cycling within the Mixed Layer of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean Aqueous and Biotic Mercury Concentrations in Boreal Lakes: Model Predictions and Observations Methylmercury in a Permanently Stratified Fiord Methylmercury Sources in Boreal Lake Ecosystems The Vertical Distribution of Mercury Species in Wisconsin Lakes: Accumulation in Plankton Layers Sources and Fates of Mercury and Methylmercury in Wisconsin Lakes Atmospheric Cycling, Transport, and Deposition Atmospheric Cycling of Mercury: An Overview Historical Atmospheric Mercury Deposition in the Mid-Continental United States as Recorded in an Ombrotrophic Peat Bog Air-Water Cycling of Mercury in Lakes Atmospheric Bulk Deposition of Mercury to the Southern Baltic Sea Area Measurements of Atmospheric Mercury in the Great Lakes Basin Diurnal Variations in Mercury Concentrations in the Ground Layer Atmosphere Particulate-Phase Mercury in the Atmosphere: Collection/Analysis Method Development and Applications Application of Throughfall Methods to Estimate Dry Deposition of Mercury The Atmospheric Chemistry of Mercury: Kinetic Studies of Redox Reactions Atmospheric Mercury Measurements at a Rural Site in Southern Ontario, Canada Terrestrial and Watershed Processes Mercury in Forest Ecosystems: Risk and Research Needs Spatial Distribution Patterns of Mercury in an East-Central Minnesota Landscape Methylmercury Input/Output and Accumulation in Forested Catchments and Critical Loads for Lakes in Southwestern Sweden The Relation Between Mercury in Soil and the Transport of Mercury from Small Catchments in Sweden Fluxes and Turnover of Methylmercury: Mercury Pools in Forest Soils Mercury in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Review Mercury Release and Transformation from Flooded Vegetation and Soils: Experimental Evaluation and Simulation Modeling Bioaccumulation Amplification of Mercury Concentrations in Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Downstream from the La Grande 2 Reservoir, James Bay, Quebec Earthworm Bioaccumulation of Mercury from Contaminated Flood Plain Soils Mercury Concentration in Perch (Perca fluviatilis) as Influenced by Lacustrine Physical and Chemical Factors in Two Regions of Russia Mercury in the Food Chains of a Small Polyhumic Forest Lake in Southern Finland Mercury in Vegetation of the Precambrian Shield You Are What You Eat and Little Bit More: Bioenergetics-Based Models of Methylmercury Accumulation in Fish Revisted Methylmercury Levels in Fish Tissue from Three Reservoir Systems in Insular Newfoundland, Canada Mercury in Yellow Perch from Adirondack Drainage Lakes (New York, U.S.) Modeling of Aquatic Ecosystems Modeling the Biogeochemical Cycle of Mercury in Lakes: The Mercury Cycling Model (MCM) and its Application to the MTL Study Lakes Analytical Methodology and Chemistry Importance of New Specific Analytical Procedures in Determining Organic Mercury Species Produced by Microorganism Cultures Influence of Analytical Conditions on the Observed Reactive Mercury Concentrations in Natural Freshwaters A Passive Sampler for the Monitoring of Gaseous Mercury Amounts in the Atmosphere Experiences on Different Pretreatment Procedures in the Analysis of Low Methylmercury Levels in Environmental Samples by a GC-CVAFS Technique Determination of Low-Level Methylmercury Concentrations in Water and Complex Matrixes by Different Analytical Methods: A Methodological Intercomparison Photochemical Behavior of Inorganic Mercury Compounds in Aqueous Solution Pollution and Remediation Natural Gas Industry Sites Contaminated with Elemental Mercury: An Interdisciplinary Research Approach Could the Geothermal Power Plant at Mt. Amiata (Italy) be a Source of Mercury Contamination? Mercury in Soils and Plants in the Florida Everglades Sugarcane Area Mercury Pollution: The Impact of U.S. Government Stockpile Releases The Retention of Gaseous Mercury on Flyashes Human Health and Public Policy The Toxicology of Mercury and its Compounds Policy Implications of Communicating Health Risks from Fish Consumption Mercury Imbalances in Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases Trends in Mercury Concentrations in the Hair of Women of Nome, Alaska: Evidence of Seafood Consumption or Abiotic Absorption? Inhibition of Progression through the S Phase of the Cell Cycle: A Mechanism of Cytoxicity of Methylmercury Mercury Levels in Fisherman Groups of the North Adriatic Sea Average Mercury Intake in an Italian Diet Changes in Human Dietary Intake of Mercury in Polluted Areas in Finland Between 1967 and 1990 Index Short CopyReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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