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Author(s)
Dhal Suman,
Mitchell Carl P.J.
Publication year2013
Publication title
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Resource typeJournals
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Abstract The authors compared benthic wetland invertebrate matrix separation techniques (handpicking vs saltwater flotation) to test for effects on invertebrate mercury concentrations. Neither total mercury nor methylmercury concentrations differed significantly between techniques across 8 taxa. Matrix separation by the flotation technique took significantly less time and resulted in significantly greater abundance recovery in some taxa. The authors conclude that the saltwater‐based flotation technique does not lead to mercury contamination or analytical interference issues. Environ Toxicol Chem 2013;32:1233–1236. © 2013 SETAC
Subject(s)benthic zone , bioaccumulation , biology , chemistry , computer science , contamination , ecology , environmental chemistry , environmental science , invertebrate , mercury (programming language) , methylmercury , programming language , wetland
Language(s)English
SCImago Journal Rank1.1
H-Index171
eISSN1552-8618
pISSN0730-7268
DOI10.1002/etc.2176
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