| Literature DB >> 26797942 |
Parthasarathi Chakraborty1, Krushna Vudamala2, Kartheek Chennuri2, Kazip Armoury2, P Linsy2, Darwin Ramteke2, Tyson Sebastian2, Saranya Jayachandran2, Chandan Naik2, Richita Naik2, B Nagender Nath2.
Abstract
Total Hg distributions and its speciation were determined in two sediment cores collected from the western continental marginal high of India. Total Hg content in the sediment was found to gradually increase (by approximately two times) towards the surface in both the cores. It was found that Hg was preferentially bound to sulfide under anoxic condition. However, redox-mediated reactions in the upper part of the core influenced the total Hg content in the sediment cores. This study suggests that probable increase in authigenic and allogenic Hg deposition attributed to the increasing Hg concentration in the surface sediment in the study area.Entities:
Keywords: Anoxic sediment; Hg speciation; Mercury deposition; Mercury pollution; Redox cycling and mercury
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26797942 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5925-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int ISSN: 0944-1344 Impact factor: 4.223