Flood pulse and spatial dynamics of mercury in sediments in Puruzinho lake, Brazilian Amazon

The study was conducted in Puruzinho lake (Humaitá, AM) considering seasonal periods of rainy and dry in way to elucidate the flood pulse importance in the deposition, remobilization and distributions of mercury and organic matter in bottom sediments in the Madeira River Basin (Brazilian Amazon). Bo...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo de Almeida, José Vicente Elias Bernardi, Ronaldo Cavalcante Oliveira, Dario Pires de Carvalho, Angelo Gilberto Manzatto, Luiz Drude de Lacerda, Wanderley Rodrigues Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2014-01-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672014000100010&tlng=en