Mercury concentrations along the Amazon estuary and plume: Spatial trends and geochemical processes.

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Main Authors: Silva do Nascimento, Luiza, Abreu Pestana, Inácio, Seidel, Michael, Marques da Silva Junior, Jomar, Cherene Vaz de Oliveira, Braulio, Ribeiro Gomes, Philipe, Koschinsky, Andrea, Dittmar, Thorsten, de Rezende, Carlos Eduardo
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author Silva do Nascimento, Luiza
Abreu Pestana, Inácio
Seidel, Michael
Marques da Silva Junior, Jomar
Cherene Vaz de Oliveira, Braulio
Ribeiro Gomes, Philipe
Koschinsky, Andrea
Dittmar, Thorsten
de Rezende, Carlos Eduardo
author_facet Silva do Nascimento, Luiza
Abreu Pestana, Inácio
Seidel, Michael
Marques da Silva Junior, Jomar
Cherene Vaz de Oliveira, Braulio
Ribeiro Gomes, Philipe
Koschinsky, Andrea
Dittmar, Thorsten
de Rezende, Carlos Eduardo
Silva do Nascimento, Luiza
Abreu Pestana, Inácio
Seidel, Michael
Marques da Silva Junior, Jomar
Cherene Vaz de Oliveira, Braulio
Ribeiro Gomes, Philipe
Koschinsky, Andrea
Dittmar, Thorsten
de Rezende, Carlos Eduardo
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Mercury concentrations along the Amazon estuary and plume: Spatial trends and geochemical processes. Silva do Nascimento, Luiza Abreu Pestana, Inácio Seidel, Michael Marques da Silva Junior, Jomar Cherene Vaz de Oliveira, Braulio Ribeiro Gomes, Philipe Koschinsky, Andrea Dittmar, Thorsten de Rezende, Carlos Eduardo Estuaries Mercury Water Pollutants, Chemical Environmental Monitoring Geologic Sediments Brazil Rivers Mercury (Hg) contamination in the Amazon is well-known globally and well-studied. However, there remains a notable research gap regarding Hg contamination in the coastal zone and continental shelf of the Amazon region. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of Hg concentrations in water and sediments within the coastal region and continental shelf of the Amazon, identifying spatial trends and the main geochemical processes that influence the transport and fate of this metal in the area. The Hg concentrations in the unfiltered water varied among the analyzed regions (p
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spellingShingle Mercury concentrations along the Amazon estuary and plume: Spatial trends and geochemical processes.
Silva do Nascimento, Luiza
Abreu Pestana, Inácio
Seidel, Michael
Marques da Silva Junior, Jomar
Cherene Vaz de Oliveira, Braulio
Ribeiro Gomes, Philipe
Koschinsky, Andrea
Dittmar, Thorsten
de Rezende, Carlos Eduardo
Estuaries
Mercury
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Environmental Monitoring
Geologic Sediments
Brazil
Rivers
Mercury concentrations along the Amazon estuary and plume: Spatial trends and geochemical processes. Silva do Nascimento, Luiza Abreu Pestana, Inácio Seidel, Michael Marques da Silva Junior, Jomar Cherene Vaz de Oliveira, Braulio Ribeiro Gomes, Philipe Koschinsky, Andrea Dittmar, Thorsten de Rezende, Carlos Eduardo Estuaries Mercury Water Pollutants, Chemical Environmental Monitoring Geologic Sediments Brazil Rivers Mercury (Hg) contamination in the Amazon is well-known globally and well-studied. However, there remains a notable research gap regarding Hg contamination in the coastal zone and continental shelf of the Amazon region. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of Hg concentrations in water and sediments within the coastal region and continental shelf of the Amazon, identifying spatial trends and the main geochemical processes that influence the transport and fate of this metal in the area. The Hg concentrations in the unfiltered water varied among the analyzed regions (p
title Mercury concentrations along the Amazon estuary and plume: Spatial trends and geochemical processes.
topic Estuaries
Mercury
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Environmental Monitoring
Geologic Sediments
Brazil
Rivers
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39954931/