Mercury in the Moji-Guaçu river basin, S.P-Brazil: the link between marginal lagoons and river contribution, assessed by 210Pb dating profiles.
Ambio
; 32(1): 47-51, 2003 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12691491
Total mercury content was evaluated in water and suspended sediment samples of the Moji-Guaçu river and in water and bottom sediment of its 3 marginal lagoons (Catingueiro, Barrinha, and Rio das Pedras), located downstream of the sampling point in the main channel. In all situations, low Hg concentrations were found in suspended and bottom sediments. Aluminum was used as a geochemical tracer to normalize the Hg concentrations in the sediment cores from the Rio das Pedras lagoon (r = 0.92). It was estimated that the Moji-Guaçu river transports up to 19 kg Hg yr(-1), 65% in the dissolved form and 35% adsorbed onto particulate matter. Following an acute toxic stage observed in the years 1970-1980, the basin has been restored to its original conditions mainly by natural recovery and a general reduction in Hg input to the ecosystem.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Poluentes da Água
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Mercúrio
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ambio
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Suécia