Biogeochemistry of mercury and methylmercury in sediment cores from Sundarban mangrove wetland, India—a UNESCO World Heritage Site

This study was performed to elucidate the distribution, concentration trend and possible sources of total mercury (Hg T ) and methylmercury (MeHg) in sediment cores (

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Published in:Environmental monitoring and assessment 2012-09, Vol.184 (9), p.5239-5254
Main Authors: Chatterjee, Mousumi, Canário, João, Sarkar, Santosh Kumar, Branco, Vasco, Godhantaraman, Nallamuthu, Bhattacharya, Bhaskar Deb, Bhattacharya, Asokkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Atomic absorption analysis
Atomic absorption spectroscopy
Avicennia
Bays - chemistry
Biogeochemistry
Carbon
Conservation of Natural Resources
Contaminated sediments
Cores
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental impact
Environmental Management
Environmental Monitoring
Fluxes
Gas chromatography
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
Heavy metals
India
Laboratories
Mathematical models
Mercury
Mercury - analysis
Methylmercury
Methylmercury Compounds - analysis
Microbial activity
Microorganisms
Mixing processes
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Organic carbon
Scientific imaging
Sediment transport
Sediments
Spectral analysis
Spectrometry
Spectroscopy
Studies
Water analysis
Water column
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Wetlands
World Heritage Areas
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Summary:This study was performed to elucidate the distribution, concentration trend and possible sources of total mercury (Hg T ) and methylmercury (MeHg) in sediment cores (
ISSN:0167-6369
1573-2959
DOI:10.1007/s10661-011-2336-8