Methyl and Total Mercury in Different Media and Associated Fluxes in a Watershed Forest, Southwest China
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 15513263 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Hongxia Du (0000-0003-2639-0513, Southwest University), Ming Ma (0000-0002-6658-8252, Southwest University), Tao Sun (0000-0001-5509-0988, Southwest University), Siwei An (Southwest University), Yasuo Igarashi (Southwest University), Dingyong Wang (0000-0003-1157-7617, Southwest University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2018 |
| Volumen | 15 |
| Número | 12 |
| Páginas | 2618-2618 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2018-11-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Editorial | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15122618 |
| PMID | 30467277 |
| OpenAlex | W2901092029 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 1 |
Mercury (Hg) deposition in the forest ecosystem is a significant source of input for methyl Hg (MeHg) and total Hg (THg) to the subtropical forest field and downstream aquatic systems. Wet deposition, litterfall, runoff, and fluxes with forest soil percolate of MeHg and THg were sampled for two years in a watershed forest of southwest China. Results showed that the depositions of THg and MeHg through litterfall and throughfall were 86 μg m -2 yr -1 and 0.8 μg m -2 yr -1 respectively, with litterfall acting as a predominant route for the input of both THg and MeHg. The estimated fluxes of THg and MeHg in the throughfall and litterfall were 3 and 4 times greater than those in the precipitation. Methylmercury in the decomposed litter migrates during its erosion by surface runoff and the concentrations of MeHg were quite consistent with that in the surface runoff. Methylmercury mainly accumulated in the lower layer of the litter and upper layer of the soil ( O i ), and its transfer through the soil cross-section was delayed. THg retention was not consistent with MeHg, probably with lower soil layers ( O e and O a ) storing and enriching THg in the forest ecosystem. The forest floor of the lower soil is an effective sink for THg but not for MeHg. Methylmercury accumulated in decomposing litter and upper soil layer might transfer with soil percolate, possessing potential ecological risks for residents living around the downstream aquatic systems
Aquatic ecosystem · Bioaccumulation · Ecosystem · Geography · Hydrology (agriculture · Litter · Mercury (programming language · Methylmercury · Plant litter · Sink (geography · Soil horizon · Soil water · Surface runoff · Throughfall · Watershed · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Mercury impact and mitigation studies · Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Geology · Soil Science
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| Altamente citado | No |