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V. Epov, P. Rodriguez-gonzalez, J. Sonke, E. Tessier, D. Amouroux et al., Measurement of Hg isotopic ratios on molecular level using GC-MC-ICP-MS hyphenation, General Assembly, 2008.

L. Laffont, J. Sonke, L. Maurice-bourgoin, D. Foucher, H. Hintelmann et al., Fractionnement indépendant de la masse des isotopes stables du mercure dans des échantillons biologiques par MC-ICP-MS à vapeur froide, Réunion des Sciences de la Terre, 2008.

D. Maia, P. , M. Bourgoin, L. Tessier, E. Cossa et al., Distribution and speciation of mercury in the Curuai floodplain lakes and role of the water exchanges with the Amazon River (Brazil), Goldschmidt 2007 Symposia, 2007.

D. Maia, P. , M. Bourgoin, L. Tessier, E. Cossa et al., Which hydrological and geochemical factors control the distribution and the speciation of mercury in Amazonian floodplain lakes (Curuai), 2007.

V. N. Epov, P. Rodriguez-gonzalez, J. Sonke, E. Tessier, D. Amouroux et al., Development of the high precision measurement of mercury species isotopic ratios by GC-MC/ICP-MS and its validation with two other analytical approaches, Goldschmidt 2007 Symposia, 2007.

L. Laffont, J. Sonke, D. Foucher, H. Hintelmann, P. Behra et al., Mercury stable isotope variations in a Bolivian watershed: evidence for mass-independent fractionation, Goldschmidt 2007 Symposia, 2007.

J. Gaillardet, L. Maurice-bourgoin, J. L. Guyot, and A. Dossetto, The role of the B??ni floodplain on the chemical weathering fluxes in the upper Madeira basin, Bolivia, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol.70, issue.18, p.189, 2006.
DOI : 10.1016/j.gca.2006.06.381

M. Bourgoin, L. , D. Maia, P. Tessier, E. Amouroux et al., Role of the floodplain-river exchanges in the transport, transfer and speciation of Hg in the Middle Amazon (Brazil) In : 8 th Int, Conference on Mercury as a global pollutant, 2006.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, J. M. Martinez, J. Grélaud, N. Filizola, and G. R. Boaventura, Role of floodplains in the hydrology and sediment dynamics of the Amazon River, Brazil The Sediment Budget I, Proceedings of symposium S1 held during the 7 th IAHS Scientific Assembly at Foz do, pp.310-322, 2005.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, M. P. Dutra, P. R. Andraus, P. Moreira-turcq, C. Lagane et al., Importance of the hydrological dynamics in the distribution of mercury in floodplain lakes of the Middle Amazon, XIII een Int. Conf. On Heavy Metals in the Environment, 2005.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, Eau et Santé en Amazonie, In : Forum Science et Société Année Brésil, Brésils. MNHN, 2005.

S. Nogueira, I. Rodrigues, M. S. , M. Bourgoin, and L. , Riquez de espécies e ?diversidade do fitoplâncton da várzea do Curuai, Bacia Amazônica, Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Limnologia, 2005.

A. B. Campos, R. G. Boaventura, L. Maurice-bourgoin, P. Seyler, . Pe et al., Estudo da distribuição dos elementos dissolvidos na varzea do Lago Grande de Curuai ? Bacia Amazônica, 2005.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, R. Aalto, P. Kosuth, J. M. Martinez, J. L. Guyot et al., Role of Floodplains in the Transport and Storage of Mercury in the Amazon Basin, 7 th Int. Conference on Mercury as a global pollutant, 2004.

M. Bourgoin, L. , A. Portugal, R. Boaventura, and G. , Importance of the water biogeochemistry in the mercury and other metals distribution in bottom sediments of Amazonian floodplain lakes, th International Symposium Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical Countries, 2004.

M. Bourgoin, L. Grelaud, J. Kosuth, P. Martinez, J. M. Oliveira et al., Sedimentary dynamics monitoring of the Curuai varzea, 2004.

J. M. Martinez, L. Maurice-bourgoin, P. Turcq, and J. L. Guyot, Use of MODIS and MERIS data for the water quality monitoring of Amazonian rivers and floodplain lakes, 2004.

J. Ronchail, G. Cochonneau, D. Labat, L. Bourrel, L. Maurice-bourgoin et al., Regionalisation of the discharge-Sea Surface Temperature relationships in the Amazon basin, 2004.

J. Gaillardet, F. Métivier, A. Dosseto, J. L. Guyot, and L. Maurice-bourgoin, River geochemistry and hydrodynamics: lessons from the Amazon basin, Geochemical Earth Reference Model Conf, 2003.

M. Bourgoin, L. Portugal, R. A. Boaventura, G. R. Barroux, G. Seyler et al., Estudo do papel das várzeas na distribuição de metais nos sedimentos da bacia Amazônica, IX Congresso Brasileiro de Geoquimica, 2003.

M. Bourgoin, L. Kosuth, P. Chaffaut, I. Martinelli, and L. A. Ometto, Isotope tracing of the hydrological dynamics of an Amazonian floodplain, IV South American Symposium on Isotope Geology, 2003.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, R. Aalto, I. Rhéault, and J. L. Guyot, Use of 210 Pb geochronology to explore the century-scale mercury contamination history and the importance of floodplain accumulation in Andean tributaries of the Amazon River, IV South American Symposium on Isotope Geology, 2003.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, J. Ronchail, P. Vauchel, R. Aalto, and J. L. Guyot, Climate controls (ENSO) on the flooding of the Beni River, a large Andean tributary of the Amazon. EGS-AGU- EUG Joint Assembly, 2003.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, L. Alanoca, P. Fraizy, and P. Vauchel, Sources of mercury in surface waters of the upper Madeira erosive basins. XII Conf. On Heavy Metals in the Environment, 2003.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, G. R. Boaventura, P. Seyler, P. Kosuth, J. Martinez et al., Papel das zonas de enchente na geoquímica das águas de superfície do Rio Amazonas ? estudo de uma várzea piloto. II ndo Encontro de Quimica Ambiental, 2003.

J. M. Martinez, L. Maurice-bourgoin, P. Kosuth, F. Seyler, and J. L. Guyot, Analysis of multitemporal MODIS and landsat 7 images acquired over amazonian floodplains lakes for suspended sediment concentrations retrieval, IGARSS 2003. 2003 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Proceedings (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37477), pp.21-25, 2003.
DOI : 10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294359

J. M. Martinez, P. Kosuth, G. Cochonneau, J. Guyot, F. Seyler et al., Application of remote sensing data for the quantification of an Amazon floodplain extension, dynamic and river water storage, EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 2003.

I. Nogueira, S. De, M. M. Ibañez, and L. Bourgoin, Algas planctônicas da várzea de Curuaí, bacia amazônica, nos períodos de cheia de, Reunião da Sociedade Brasileira de Ficologia, 2002.

J. Ronchail, L. Bourrel, L. Maurice-bourgoin, . Ph, G. Vauchel et al., Hydrology and climate in the southwestern Amazon basin (Madeira basin) EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 2003.

J. Ronchail, L. Bourrel, L. Maurice-bourgoin, G. Cochonneau, P. Vauchel et al., Clima e hidrologia na região sudoeste da bacia amazônica: Variabilidade no tempo e no espaço das relações entre TSO e vazões, pp.27-29, 2003.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, R. Aalto, and J. L. Guyot, Sediment-Associated Mercury Distribution within a Major Amazon Tributary: Century-Scale Contamination History and Importance of the flood plain accumulation. In : Int. Symposium on The structure, Function and Management Implications of Fluvial Sedimentary systems, IAHS Symposium, 2002.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, R. Aalto, P. Fraizy, V. Barnaud, and J. L. Guyot, Modulation of Mercury Transport through Fluvial Systems by Channel-Floodplain Interaction: A Case Study for the Beni River, Bolivian Amazonia, 6 th Int. Conference on Mercury as a global pollutant, 2001.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, P. Fraizy, L. Alanoca, P. Seyler, and J. L. Guyot, Hydrological control on the temporal variability of mercury in surface waters of the Upper Madeira basin, Bolivia, 25 th Int. Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment Contribution #1282, 2000.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, B. Quémerais, and J. L. Guyot, Mass balance of mercury in the Amazon river : role of the organic matter in the transport and the transformation processes of mercury at the confluence of black and white waters. In : First Scientific Conference for LBA ? Topics : River biogeochemistry, 2000.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, I. Quiroga, L. Alanoca, J. Chincherros, and O. Malm, Distribución del mercurio en la cuenca Amazónica Boliviana. Importancia del proceso de biomagnificación en la cadena trófica acuática, Bolivia Maurice-Bourgoin L., L. Alanoca, I. Quiroga, J. Chincherros, and P. Fraizy, 2000.

. Caso-de-la-contaminación-por-mercurio-en-bolivia, Conocimientos científicos y recomendaciones, Bolivia, pp.152-158

L. Maurice-bourgoin, I. Quiroga, O. Malm, and J. L. Guyot, -Mercury pollution in the Bolivian Amazonian basin ? In : 5 th International Conference on Hg as a global pollutant, p.152, 1999.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00325743

L. Maurice-bourgoin, I. Quiroga, O. Malm, and P. Courau, -Total mercury distribution in the Bolivian tributaries of the Madeira River. Importance of the biomagnification process in the aquatic food-chain, Manaus 99 ? Hydrological and Geochemical Processes in Large-scale River Basins (HiBAm Project Manaus, Brazil (CD-ROM), 1999.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00325743

L. Maurice-bourgoin, B. Quémerais, J. L. Guyot, P. Seyler, and A. Laraque, Transport and behaviour of total mercury in the Amazon River at the confluence of black and white waters, Manaus 99 ? Hydrological and Geochemical Processes in Large-scale River Basins (HiBAm Project Manaus, Brazil (CD-ROM), 1999.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, P. Seyler, and F. Elbaz-poulichet, Trace elements geochemistry in the Andean sub-basins of the Madeira river : role of the weathering processes in the freshwaters characterisation In : Manaus 99 ? Hydrological and Geochemical Processes in Large-scale River Basins (HiBAm Project, Manaus, Brazil (CD-ROM), 1999.

C. Galus, L. Maurice-bourgoin, and J. Ronchail, Amazone en dramatique manque d'eau. Le Monde (21, 2005.

R. J. Lopes, R. Aalto, and L. Maurice-bourgoin, Estudo questiona datação por sedimentos. Amazônia. Folha de São Paulo, Folha Ciência, pp.15-16, 2003.

V. Falcão and L. Maurice-bourgoin, Os numeros da pesquisa, Ciência e Meio Ambiente, 2003.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, I. Quiroga, and J. Quintanilla, Contaminación por mercurio en la cuenca del rio Beni, Ciencia y computación, p.3, 2001.

C. Crabb and L. Maurice-bourgoin, Mercury effluent threatens Bolivian waterways, Chemical Engineering, vol.106, issue.11, p.64, 1999.

A. C. Nguyen-thanh and L. Maurice-bourgoin, Bolivie : La fièvre du mercure. L'Autre Voyage, p.79, 1999.

D. Brem, P. Maurice-bourgoin, and L. , Bolivie : Les risques du mercure, Eurêka, vol.20, pp.40-45, 1997.

. Fiche-actualité-scientifique, Bassin Amazonien -Des sédiments sous l'influence de la Niña, 2003.

?. Sciences-au-sud and . Le-journal-de-l-'ird, Des chercheurs sur le plus grand fleuve de la planète, 1999.

L. Maurice, Livre Blanc de la qualité des eaux de l'estuaire de la Gironde, Rapport IFREMER, 1995.

B. Thouvenin, L. Hir, P. Maurice, L. Et-romaña, and L. A. , Synthèse des études relatives à la modélisation de l'oxygène dissous dans l'estuaire de la Loire, 1995.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, Evaluation de l'impact du forage Yariapo sur la qualité géochimique des eaux -Bassin du rio Béni à Rurrenabaque, 1996.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, Relatorio técnico-cientifico final do Projeto HIBAM, Convênio CNPq-IRD, 2001.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, Proposta de projeto Dinamicas hidrologicas e geoquimicas da bacia Amazônica ? Papel das varzeas e da zona estuarina, 2004.

. Chercheur-associée-affectée-en-france and . Participant-au-programme-de-recherche-intitulé, Biogéochimie des lacs d'inondation du bassin amazonien

E. Chercheur and A. Projet, Study of the hydrological and biogeochemical dynamics of an Amazonian floodplain with ENVISAT ? Implications on the sediment budget and trace metals distribution

. Chercheur-associée-au, Mobilité des métaux d'origine lithogénique dans les sols et les sédiments (Amazonie et Cerrados) ? Incidence des activités anthropogéniques sur cette mobilité, Projet, vol.1, issue.5

A. Chercheur-associée and . Projet, Dynamique hydrologique et fonctionnement biogéochimique d'un écosystème de plaine d'inondation en milieu tropical humide: Étude et modélisation de la várzea de Curuai en Amazonie" coordonné par Patrick Seyler 10

A. Chercheur-associée and . Projet, Lois de transport solide dans les grands fleuves et fractionnements géochimiques associés, coordonné par Jérôme Gaillardet (IPGP) Hydrologie et géochimie de

A. Chercheur-associée and . Projet, Episodic, ENSO-Orchestrated Carbon Sequestration in Amazonian River Basins by Erosion -Sedimentation Processes

R. Aalto, L. Maurice-bourgoin, T. Dunne, D. R. Montgomery, C. Nittrouer et al., Episodic sediment accumulation on Amazonian flood plains influenced by El Ni??o/Southern Oscillation, Nature, vol.425, issue.6957, pp.493-497, 2003.
DOI : 10.1038/nature02002

L. Maurice-bourgoin, M. P. Bonnet, J. M. Martinez, P. Kosuth, G. Cochonneau et al., Temporal dynamics of water and sediment exchanges between the Curua?? floodplain and the Amazon River, Brazil, Journal of Hydrology, vol.335, issue.1-2, pp.140-156, 2007.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.11.023

L. Maurice-bourgoin, Le mercure dans les eaux de surface du bassin amazonien ? Transfert du mercure des sols aux milieux aquatiques ? Spéciation, transport et sédimentation dans les rivières et plaines d'inondation. In : Le mercure en Amazonie : Rôle de l'homme et de l, Expertise Collégiale), pp.167-201, 2001.

L. Maurice-bourgoin, I. Quiroga, J. Chincherros, and P. Courau, Mercury distribution in waters and fishes of the upper Madeira rivers and mercury exposure in riparian Amazonian populations, The Science of The Total Environment, vol.260, issue.1-3, pp.73-86, 2000.
DOI : 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00542-8