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| Cossa, Daniel; Garnier, Cedric; Buscail, Roselyne; Elbaz-poulichet, Francoise; Mikac, Nevenka; Patel-sorrentino, Nathalie; Tessier, Erwan; Rigaud, Sylvain; Lenoble, Veronique; Gobeil, Charles. |
| Methylation of mercury (Hg) is the crucial process that controls Hg biomagnification along the aquatic food chains. Aquatic sediments are of particular interest because they constitute an essential reservoir where inorganic divalent Hg (HgII) is methylated. Methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations in sediments mainly result from the balance between methylation and demethylation reactions, two opposite natural processes primarily mediated by aquatic microorganisms. Thus, Hg availability and the activity of methylating microbial communities control the MeHg abundance in sediments. Consistently, some studies have reported a significant positive correlation between MeHg and HgII or total Hg (HgT), taken as a proxy for HgII, in aquatic sediments using... |
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Palavras-chave: Mercury; Methylmercury; Aquatic sediment; Methylation; Demethylation. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00171/28220/26520.pdf |
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| Huy Dang, Duc; Schafer, Jörg; Brach-papa, Christophe; Lenoble, Veronique; Durrieu, Gael; Dutruch, Lionel; Chiffoleau, Jean-francois; Gonzalez, Jean-louis; Blanc, Gerard; Mullot, Jean-ulrich; Mounier, Stephane; Garnier, Cedric. |
| Heavily contaminated sediments are a serious concern for ecosystem quality, especially in coastal areas, where vulnerability is high due to intense anthropogenic pressure. Surface sediments (54 stations), 50 cm interface cores (five specific stations), river particles, coal and bulk Pb plate from past French Navy activities, seawater and mussels were collected in Toulon Bay (NW Mediterranean Sea). Lead content and Pb stable isotope composition have evidenced the direct impact of sediment pollution stock on both the water column quality and the living organisms, through the specific Pb isotopic signature in these considered compartments. The history of pollution events including past and present contaminant dispersion in Toulon Bay were also demonstrated by... |
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| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00288/39884/38624.pdf |
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