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Impacts of anthropogenic discharge on distribution, mass budget, and long-term risk of total mercury in coastal region: A case study of the Jiaozhou Bay, China by Lufeng Chen; Chang Liu; Xiaoxiao Han; Yong Liang; Yanbin Li is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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Mercury (Hg) as a toxic pollutant in marine systems have been paid more attention. The Jiaozhou Bay (JZB) is located at the western coast of the Yellow Sea surrounded by Qingdao city, a developed city in China. >10 rivers and several sewage treatment plants carry lots of Hg input it, increasing the environmental risks JZB facing. However, there is still a lack of knowledge on its cycling in the JZB, limiting sound understanding of Hg fate in coastal regions. To address these needs, four cruises were conducted in different seasons, to investigate distribution, influencing factors, and mass budget of total Hg (THg) in the JZB. Higher THg concentrations were determined in seawater (22.8 ± 13.9 ng L−1) and sediment (148 ± 107 ng g−1), indicating serious Hg pollution in the JZB. Temperature, salinity in water and enrich factor (EF) in sediment were identified to be possible environmental factors influencing THg distribution in the JZB. Mass budget of THg showed that anthropogenic discharge (river, wastewater input, and atmospheric deposition) was dominant source of THg in the JZB. The results of statistical analyses and mass budget of THg also indicated that anthropogenic discharge play
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- Author
- Lufeng Chen; Chang Liu; Xiaoxiao Han; Yong Liang; Yanbin Li
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)