Mercury Sources, Emissions, Distribution and Bioavailability along an Estuarine Gradient under Semiarid Conditions in Northeast Brazil
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Sources and Emissions of Hg
3.2. Hydrochemistry
3.3. Mercury in Sediments and Water
3.4. Mercury in Aquatic Macrophytes
3.5. Mercury in Aquatic Fauna
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sediments | Diss-Hg | Part-Hg | |
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Rainy season | 6.14 ± 0.41 | 1.12 ± 0.28 | 7.46 ± 2.07 |
Dry season | 9.94 ± 0.40 | 12.32 ± 2.63 | 1.10 ± 0.44 |
Student’s t p-Value | 0.001 * | 0.003 * | 0.017 * |
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Moura, V.L.; de Lacerda, L.D. Mercury Sources, Emissions, Distribution and Bioavailability along an Estuarine Gradient under Semiarid Conditions in Northeast Brazil. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 17092. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417092
Moura VL, de Lacerda LD. Mercury Sources, Emissions, Distribution and Bioavailability along an Estuarine Gradient under Semiarid Conditions in Northeast Brazil. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(24):17092. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417092
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoura, Victor Lacerda, and Luiz Drude de Lacerda. 2022. "Mercury Sources, Emissions, Distribution and Bioavailability along an Estuarine Gradient under Semiarid Conditions in Northeast Brazil" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 24: 17092. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417092
APA StyleMoura, V. L., & de Lacerda, L. D. (2022). Mercury Sources, Emissions, Distribution and Bioavailability along an Estuarine Gradient under Semiarid Conditions in Northeast Brazil. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24), 17092. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417092