Litter mercury deposition in the Amazonian rainforest

The objective of this work was to assess the flux of atmospheric mercury transferred to the soil of the Amazonian rainforest by litterfall. Calculations were based on a large survey of published and unpublished data on litterfall and Hg concentrations in litterfall samples from the Amazonian region....

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Published in:Environmental pollution (1987) 2015-11, Vol.206, p.605-610
Main Authors: Fostier, Anne Hélène, Melendez-Perez, José Javier, Richter, Larissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollutants - analysis
Amazon forest
Amazonia
Atmospheric deposition
Brazil
Conservation of Natural Resources - methods
data collection
Deforestation
Deposition
Environmental Monitoring
Flux
French Guiana
leaves
Litter
Litterfall
Mathematical analysis
Mercury
Mercury (metal)
Mercury - analysis
Plant Leaves - chemistry
Pollution abatement
Rain forests
Rainforest
soil
Soil - standards
Soil Pollutants - analysis
surveys
trees
Trees - chemistry
Trees - growth & development
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