Bacterial mobilization of mercury in Chesapeake Bay
Conference
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OSTI ID:6414357
The bacterial transformation of mercury in Chesapeake Bay were studied. It was found that the mercury-resistant bacteria count at a sampling site provides an index of microbiological mercury transformation in the areas studied. Bacterial populations associated with plankton, water, and sediment were all studied. The results indicate that bacteria play an important part in mobilization of mercury in estuaries and coastal waters.
- OSTI ID:
- 6414357
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-7405130-
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
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BAYS
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ATLANTIC OCEAN
BACTERIA
BAYS
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
CHESAPEAKE BAY
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
GEOCHEMISTRY
MASS TRANSFER
MERCURY
METABOLISM
METALS
MICROORGANISMS
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
TOLERANCE