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This October 2008 SRST status summarizes findings and hypotheses about mercury contamination in the South River. It reports most mercury loading occurs downstream of the former DuPont facility within the upper 12 river miles, highlights a 'hump' between RRM 3–10, discusses erosion and subsurface flux as potential sources, and identifies research priorities for aquatic and terrestrial mercury pathways.

File Type: pdf
Categories: Fact Sheets
Tags: aquatic food web, bank erosion, DuPont, mercury, methylmercury, relative-river-mile, south-river, south-river-science-team
Publication Date : 2008-10
Type : Fact Sheet
Review Notes : Date taken from header 'Status – October 2008'. Document appears to be an SRST status summary; exact authorship or intended distribution format is not explicit in the provided text.

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