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Methylmercury in Flood-Control Impoundments and Natural Waters of Northwestern Minnesota
Project Objectives
Determine whether high levels of methylmercury (MeHg) are being produced as a result of creation of the Good Lake impoundment in May 1996
Compare these levels with other nearby bog lakes and other northwestern Minnesota impoundments
Attempt to decipher what is at the root of the reservoir mercury methylation effect
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Red River Watershed Management Board
Red Lake Band of the Chippewa Indians
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Red Lake Watershed District
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