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| Heimbuerger, Lars-eric; Cossa, Daniel; Marty, Jean-claude; Migon, Christophe; Averty, Bernard; Dufour, Aurelie; Ras, Josephine. |
| Recent findings on the distribution of methylated mercury (MeHgT) in waters have highlighted the importance of organic carbon remineralization on the production of these compounds in the open ocean. Here, we present the first time-series (20 monthly samplings between July 2007 and May 2009) of high-resolution vertical profiles (10-12 depths in a 2350 m water column) of MeHgT distributions in an open ocean environment, the Ligurian Sea (North-western Mediterranean Sea). Concentrations varied within the sub-picomolar range (general mean: 0.30 0.17 pmol L-1, n = 214) with the lowest values at the surface, increasing with depth up to the oxygen minimum zone, and decreasing slowly at greater depth. Concentrations in the surface waters never exceeded 0.15 pmol... |
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| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00013/12415/9225.pdf |
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