Mercury, methylmercury, and other water-quality data from flood-control impoundments and natural waters of the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, 1997-99
Open-File Report
99-273-A
Prepared in cooperation with the Red River Watershed Management Board and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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Abstract
It is now well documented that impoundment of natural waters, with inundation of terrestrial area, results in enhanced conversion of inorganic mercury to methylmercury, a form that is toxic and bioaccumulates to a greater extent than inorganic mercury. Concentrations of mercury, methylmercury, and other water-quality constituents are reported from water sampled from flood-control impoundments and natural (unimpounded) waters of the Red River of the North Basin from 1997-99.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mercury, methylmercury, and other water-quality data from flood-control impoundments and natural waters of the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, 1997-99 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 99-273 |
| Chapter | A |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr99273A |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Mounds View, MN |
| Contributing office(s) | Minnesota Water Science Center |
| Description | iii, 34 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Other Geospatial | Red River of the North Basin |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |