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Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences","Earth Sciences
Journal title
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY
To understand further the cycling of mercury at the earth's surface we disc
uss the results of recent measurements of Hg concentration and speciation i
n the upper ocean and marine boundary layer of the Atlantic Ocean. In water
, dissolved gaseous Hg (DGHg) and total Hg measurements are reported; for t
he atmosphere, total gaseous Hg, reactive gaseous Hg (RGHg) and particulate
Hg measurements were made. These measurements allow estimation of gas evas
ion to the atmosphere and deposition to the ocean. In conjunction with the
field collections, incubation experiments both on board ship and in the lab
oratory have examined further the processes controlling the oxidation and r
eduction of Hg species in water. Our results suggest that dry deposition of
RGHg could be significant. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reser
ved.