The biogeochemical cycling of methylmercury in coastal marine sediments

• Main Author: Hammerschmidt, Chad Robert
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: OpenCommons@UConn 2005
• Subjects: Biology; Oceanography|Biogeochemistry|Environmental Sciences; Arctic; Long Island; Long Island Sound
• Online Access: https://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/AAI3180209; http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3180209

Humans are exposed to toxic monomethylmercury (MMHg) principally by consumption of marine fish; however, little is known about the in situ production, biogeochemistry, and bioaccumulation of MMHg in biologically productive coastal marine ecosystems. This dissertation is focused on the mechanisms and...