The distribution of, and relation among, mercury and methylmercury, organic carbon, carbonate, nitrogen and phosphorus, in periphyton of the south Florida ecosystem
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Abstract
Periphyton samples from Water Conservation Areas, Big Cypress National Preserve, and Everglades National Park in south Florida were analyzed for concentrations of total mercury, methylmercury, nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, and inorganic carbon. Concentrations of total mercury in periphyton decrease slightly along a gradient from north‐to‐south. Both total mercury and methylmercury are positively correlated with organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in periphyton. In horizontal sections of periphyton mats, total mercury concentrations tend to be largest at the tops and bottoms of the mats. Methylmercury concentrations tend to be the largest near the bottom of mats. These localized elevated concentrations of methylmercury suggest that there are “hot spots”; of methylmercury in periphyton.
| Publication type | Article |
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| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The distribution of, and relation among, mercury and methylmercury, organic carbon, carbonate, nitrogen and phosphorus, in periphyton of the south Florida ecosystem |
| Series title | Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry |
| DOI | 10.1080/02772249909358722 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 17 p. |
| First page | 417 |
| Last page | 433 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
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