| Main Title |
Mercury in the biogeochemical cycle : natural environments and hydroelectric reservoirs of Northern Québec (Canada) / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Springer, |
| Year Published |
1999 |
| OCLC Number |
41049603 |
| ISBN |
354065755X; 9783540657552 |
| Subjects |
Mercury--Environmental aspects--Québec (Province) ;
Mercury cycle (Biogeochemistry)--Québec (Province) ;
Hydroelectric power plants--Environmental aspects--Québec (Province) ;
Reservoir ecology--Québec (Province) ;
Mercure--Aspect de l'environnement--Québec (Canada ;
Mercure--Cycles biogéochimiques--Québec (Canada ;
Centrales hydroélectriques--Aspect de l'environnement--Québec (Canada, province) ;
âEcologie des ršervoirs--Québec (Canada
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
QH545.M4M36 1999 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
05/23/2016 |
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| Collation |
xviii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-334). |
| Contents Notes |
1. Introduction -- 2. Analysis of Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Environmental Samples -- 3. Mercury in Natural Lakes and Unperturbed Terrestrial Ecosystems of Northern Quebec -- 4. Bioaccumulation of Mercury and Methylmercury in Invertebrates from Natural Boreal Lakes -- 5. Mercury in Fish of Natural Lakes of Northern Quebec -- 6. Mercury in Birds and Mammals -- 7. In Vitro Release of Mercury and Methylmercury from Flooded Organic Matter -- 8. Mercury Dynamics at the Flooded Soil-Water Interface In Reservoirs of Northern Quebec: in Situ Observations -- 9. Bioaccumulation of Methylmercury in Invertebrates from Boreal Hydroelectric Reservoirs -- 10. Mercury Accumulation in Fish from the La Grande Complex: Influence of Feeding Habits and Concentrations of Mercury in Ingested Prey -- 11. Post-Impoundment Evolution of Fish Mercury Levels at the La Grande Complex, Quebec, Canada (from 1978 to 1996) -- 12. Calculated Fluxes of Mercury to Fish in the Robert-Bourassa Reservoir -- 13. Assessment of the Ecotoxic Risk of Methylmercury Exposure in Mink (Mustela vison) Inhabiting Northern Quebec -- 14. Breeding Success of Osprey under High Seasonal Methylmercury Exposure -- 15. Synthesis -- 16. Conclusion and Prospects. |
