| Using mercury isotopes to understand the bioaccumulation of Hg in the subtropical Pearl River Estuary, South China | |
Runsheng Yin; Xinbin Feng ; Junjun Zhang; Ke Pan; Wenxiong Wang
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| 2016 | |
| Source Publication | Chemosphere
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| Volume | 147Issue:1Pages:173-179 |
| Abstract | Coastal and estuarine regions are important areas of mercury pollution. Therefore, it is important to properly characterize the sources and bioaccumulation processes of mercury in these regions. Here, we present mercury stable isotopic compositions in 18 species of wild marine fish collected from the Pearl River Estuary (PRE), south China. Our results showed variations in mass-independent fractionation (Delta Hg-199: +0.05 +/- 0.10 parts per thousand to +0.59 +/- 0.30 parts per thousand) with a Delta Hg-199/Delta Hg-201 of similar to 1.26, suggesting that aqueous MeHg underwent photo-degradation prior to incorporation into the food chain. For the results, we discovered small but significant differences of Delta Hg-199 values among herbivorous, demersal, and carnivorous fish, indicating that different feeding guilds of fish may have incorporated MeHg with various degrees of photo-demethylation. The consistent mercury isotope compositions between fish feeding habitat and mercury sources in the estuary provide potentially important findings on the transformation and bioaccumulation of this toxic metal in subtropical coastal environments. |
| 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/352002/6147 |
| 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 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Runsheng Yin,Xinbin Feng,Junjun Zhang,et al. Using mercury isotopes to understand the bioaccumulation of Hg in the subtropical Pearl River Estuary, South China[J]. Chemosphere,2016,147(1):173-179. |
| APA | Runsheng Yin,Xinbin Feng,Junjun Zhang,Ke Pan,&Wenxiong Wang.(2016).Using mercury isotopes to understand the bioaccumulation of Hg in the subtropical Pearl River Estuary, South China.Chemosphere,147(1),173-179. |
| MLA | Runsheng Yin,et al."Using mercury isotopes to understand the bioaccumulation of Hg in the subtropical Pearl River Estuary, South China".Chemosphere 147.1(2016):173-179. |
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