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Dissolved Gaseous Mercury Production at a Marine Aquaculture Site in the Mercury-Contaminated Marano and Grado Lagoon, Italy.
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Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology [Bull Environ Contam Toxicol] 2019 Aug; Vol. 103 (2), pp. 218-224. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 27. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Dissolved gaseous mercury (DGM) production was examined in relation to ultraviolet radiation within a marine aquaculture site in the contaminated Marano and Grado Lagoon (Italy). The measured rates of DGM production relative to time elapsed (17.06 and 20.68 pg h <superscript>-1</superscript> , respectively) were substantially (6-20 times) higher than what has been observed in other marine Hg studies. We measured similar levels of DGM relative to dissolved total mercury (THg <subscript>D</subscript> ) (0.84%-8.91%) at these sites in comparison to uncontaminated marine sites, however relative to other moderately-contaminated marine sites in Portugal the % DGM/THg <subscript>D</subscript> was high. These results suggest a substantial capacity for Hg volatilization from these highly contaminated lagoons to the atmosphere due to photoreduction mechanisms.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1432-0800
- Volume :
- 103
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31030224
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-019-02621-1