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The biogeochemistry of arsenic, selenium, mercury, and antimony in Texas estuaries

Posted on:1997-04-12Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Texas A&M UniversityCandidate:Stordal, Mary ChristineFull Text:PDF
GTID:1461390014982310Subject:Biogeochemistry
Abstract/Summary:
urface water samples were collected from Galveston Bay, Corpus Christi Bay, Sabine Lake, and Laguna Madre and analyzed for Hg, As, Sb and Se in the filter-passing (;A radiotracer method for the determination of mercury (Hg) methylation rates in bulk water and water overlying intact sediment cores was developed. The use of this technique, in conjunction with high specific activity ;Laboratory experiments were also conducted with colloidal material that had been tagged with...
Keywords/Search Tags:Chemistry
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