Effect of polysulfides on cinnabar solubility, partitioning, and methylation by Desulfovibrio desufuricans
Author(s)
Jay, Jennifer Ayla, 1969-
DownloadFull printable version (8.737Mb)
Other Contributors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Advisor
Harold F. Hemond.
Terms of use
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Sulfate reducing bacteria are believed to be the most important methylators of mercury in aquatic systems. Methylation may be controlled by the availability of mercury to these bacteria and therefore may depend on mercury speciation in sulfidic water ...
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1999. Includes bibliographical references.
Date issued
1999Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringPublisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Civil and Environmental Engineering.