Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 74, Issue 8, Pages 1098-1103Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.10.045
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Redox chemistry; Adsorption; Reduction; DGM; Bioavailability
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- NSERC
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Mercury (Hg) redox changes in sediments are poorly studied and understood, even though they potentially control Hg availability for methylation and can alter sediment-water Hg exchange. Elemental Hg (Hg-0) concentrations in sediments of two Canadian Shield lakes were assessed by thermodesorption. Hg-0 concentrations in sediments varied between 6.3 and 60.3 pg g(-1) (wet weight) which represented 7.4-28.4% of total mercury (HgT) concentration. Hg-0 concentrations were similar in both lakes. Hg-0 was rapidly adsorbed on sediments in controlled adsorption experiments and surface sediments sampled in summer had a stronger affinity for Hg-0 than deeper sediments and sediments sampled in fall. This adsorption was positively correlated to organic matter content and negatively related to particle grain size, pH and oxygen concentration in overlying water. This study demonstrates that Hg-0 is a prevalent species in sediments, but not in porewater, because of the high sorptive capacity of sediments towards Hg-0. Its potential availability towards Hg methylating bacteria remains to be determined. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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