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Schafer, J; Blanc, Gerard; Audry, S; Cossa, Daniel; Bossy, C. |
Dissolved and particulate Hg fluxes in the Lot-Garonne-Gironde fluvial-estuarine system were obtained from observation of daily discharge and suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations. In addition to the measurements of the total dissolved (< 0.45 gm) and particulate Hg (> 0.45 gm), called HgTD and HgTp respectively, the dissolved inorganic Hg species (HgRD) were determined monthly. Geochemical background values for HgTp in sediments and SPM were similar to crustal values and to typical concentrations in SPM of non-contaminated river systems, respectively. The Riou Mort watershed already known as the origin of important historical polymetallic (e.g., Cd, Zn) pollution was identified as an important Hg point source. In the downstream Lot... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Lot; Garonne; SPM; River; Organic matter; Mercury. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1343.pdf |
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