Elemental mercury in the atmosphere of a tropical Amazonian forest (French Guiana)

被引：37

作者：

Amouroux, D ^{[1
]}

Wasserman, JC ^{[1
]}

Tessier, E ^{[1
]}

Donard, OFX ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Pau & Pays Adour, CNRS, Lab Chim Analyt Bioinorgan & Environm, F-64053 Pau 9, France

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | 1999年 / 33卷 / 17期

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D O I：

10.1021/es990119b

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Gaseous atmospheric mercury was investigated at two sites of a tropical Amazonian forest (French Guiana) in the Petit Inini River basin and the Petit Saut Lake in June, 1998. Gaseous atmospheric mercury was identified as elemental mercury (Hg(0)). Diurnal variation of atmospheric Hg(0) in both studied aquatic environments were significantly correlated with air temperature and anticorrelated with relative humidity. Average Hg(0) concentrations were higher above the Petit Inini River (75 pmol m(-3)/15.0 ng m(-3)) than the Petit Saut Lake (14 pmol m(-3)/2.8 ng m(-3)). Background Hg(0) concentrations in the Petit Inini River basin were higher (27 pmol m(-3)/5.4 ng m(-3)) than those observed in remote environments. These data suggest that gold mining activity (i.e., Petit Inini River basin) may influence mercury mobilization in tropical forest ecosystems and that atmospheric transfer is a major pathway for mercury cycling in these environments.

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页码：3044 / 3048

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