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Behavior of mercury in an urban river and its accumulation in aquatic plants

verfasst von: Yindong Tong, Wei Zhang, Dan Hu, Langbo Ou, Xindi Hu, Tianjun Yang, Wen Wei, Li Ju, Xuejun Wang

Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Ausgabe 4/2013

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The characteristics of mercury in the aquatic environment have been intensively studied in mining areas with heavy mercury pollution but little work has been conducted in urban areas, with no significant Hg source. This paper presents a study of the Haihe River, which flows through an urban area in North China. The concentrations of total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in the river water were 3.6–31.2 and 0.12–3.21 ng/l, and the corresponding values in river sediment were 22.9–374.8 and 0.03–0.46 μg/kg. These values are lower than the reported values from mining areas. The THg concentration in sediment samples collected from the urban areas was higher than that from the rural areas and the global background levels, indicating the influence of urbanization on mercury contamination. Samples of typical riparian and floating plants, reed and hornwort, were collected. Correlation analysis showed that sediment is the major source of THg and MeHg in reed and water is the major source of MeHg in hornwort. The higher bioaccumulation factor of reed indicates its higher potential to accumulate MeHg from the environment.

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Titel: Behavior of mercury in an urban river and its accumulation in aquatic plants
verfasst von: Yindong Tong
Wei Zhang
Dan Hu
Langbo Ou
Xindi Hu
Tianjun Yang
Wen Wei
Li Ju
Xuejun Wang
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2013
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences / Ausgabe 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Elektronische ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-012-1810-0

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