Mercury concentrations in waters of Lake Naivasha watershed, Kenya

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作者
Bonzongo, JC [1 ]
Ojiambo, BS [1 ]
Lyons, WB [1 ]
Wilder, S [1 ]
Welch, K [1 ]
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[1] UNIV NEVADA,HYDROL SCI PROGRAM,RENO,NV 89557
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10.1029/96GL01434
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
We present the first mercury measurements made in African waters utilizing ultraclean collection and state-of-the-art analytical techniques. Concentrations of total mercury (Hg-T) in streams entering Lake Naivasha, Kenya are similar to values obtained from runoff water in the Northern Hemisphere.
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