Influence of Eutrophication on the Distribution of Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Hydroelectric Reservoirs | |
Bo Meng![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Corresponding Author | X. B. Feng |
2010 | |
Source Publication | Journal of Environmental Quality
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Volume | 39Issue:5Pages:1624-1635 |
Abstract | The distribution of mercury (Hg) and the characteristics of its methylation were investigated in Wujiangdu (WJD) and Yinzidu (YZD) reservoirs in Guizhou province, China. The two reservoirs are characterized by high and low levels of primary productivity, respectively. Mercury species in water samples from depth profiles in both reservoirs and from interface water in the WJD were analyzed each season during 2007. The concentrations of total Hg (HgT(unf)) and methylmercury (MeHgT(unf)) in unfiltered water samples from the WJD varied from 3.0 to 18 pmol dm(-3) and from 0.17 to 15 pmol dm(-3), respectively; ranges were 2.0 to 9.5 pmol dm(-3) for HgT(unf) and 0.14 to 2.2 pmol dm(-3) for MeHgT(unf) in the YZD. Elevated methylmercury concentrations in water samples from the bottom water and water sediment interface demonstrated an active net Hg methylation in the downstream reach of the WJD. There was no discernable Hg methylation occurring in the YZD, nor in the upstream and middle reaches of the WJD. The results suggest that high primary productivity resulting from cage aquaculture activities in the WJD is an important control on Hg methylation in the reservoir, increasing the concentrations of MeHg in water in the Wujiang River basin, southwestern China. |
Subject Area | 环境地球化学 |
Indexed By | SCI |
Language | 英语 |
Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.gyig.ac.cn/handle/352002/4961 |
Collection | 环境地球化学国家重点实验室_环境地球化学国家重点实验室_期刊论文 环境地球化学国家重点实验室 |
Corresponding Author | X. B. Feng |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Bo Meng,X. B. Feng,C. X. Chen,et al. Influence of Eutrophication on the Distribution of Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Hydroelectric Reservoirs[J]. Journal of Environmental Quality,2010,39(5):1624-1635. |
APA | Bo Meng.,X. B. Feng.,C. X. Chen.,G. L. Qiu.,J. Sommar.,...&Q. Wan.(2010).Influence of Eutrophication on the Distribution of Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Hydroelectric Reservoirs.Journal of Environmental Quality,39(5),1624-1635. |
MLA | Bo Meng,et al."Influence of Eutrophication on the Distribution of Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Hydroelectric Reservoirs".Journal of Environmental Quality 39.5(2010):1624-1635. |
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