The impacts of land use changes in the mercury flux in the Madeira River, Western Amazon

Changes in hydrochemistry and Hg distribution in the Madeira River from Porto Velho to the confluence with the Amazon River were studied in two cruises in 1997 and 2002. Water conductivity was similar in both periods, but the pH was significantly higher in 2002, in particular along the middle reache...

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Main Authors: Luiz D. Lacerda, Wanderley R. Bastos, Marcelo D. Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2012-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652012000100007