Utility of Diffusive Gradient in Thin-Film Passive Samplers for Predicting Mercury Methylation Potential and Bioaccumulation in Freshwater Wetlands

Neal-Walthall, Natalia; Ndu, Udonna; Rivera, Nelson A.; Elias, Dwayne A.; Hsu-Kim, Heileen

doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c06796

Utility of Diffusive Gradient in Thin-Film Passive Samplers for Predicting Mercury Methylation Potential and Bioaccumulation in Freshwater Wetlands

Journal Article · 19 January 2022 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c06796· OSTI ID:1977835

Neal-Walthall, Natalia ^[1]; Ndu, Udonna ^[2]; Rivera, Nelson A. ^[1]; ^[3]; ^[1]

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Box 90287, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Box 90287, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States; Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412, United States
Elias Consulting, LLC, Knoxville, Tennessee 37934, United States

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Research Organization:: Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0019408

OSTI ID:: 1977835

Journal Information:: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 56, Issue 3; ISSN 0013-936X

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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