| prediction of fish and sediment mercury in streams using landscape variables and historical mining. | widespread mercury (hg) contamination of aquatic systems in the sierra nevada of california, u.s., is associated with historical use to enhance gold (au) recovery by amalgamation. in areas affected by historical au mining operations, including the western slope of the sierra nevada and downstream areas in northern california, such as san francisco bay and the sacramento river-san joaquin river delta, microbial conversion of hg to methylmercury (mehg) leads to bioaccumulation of mehg in food webs ... | 2016 | 27378154 |