Impacts of Sediment Particle Grain Size and Mercury Speciation on Mercury Bioavailability Potential
Jiang Xu, Garret D. Bland, Yuan Gu, Hasti Ziaei, Xiaoyue Xiao, Amrika Deonarine, Danny D. Reible, Paul Bireta, Thomas P. Hoelen, Gregory V. Lowry
Abstract
species than β-HgS species and correlated well with the amount of Hg biomethylation. This particle-scale understanding of how Hg speciation and particle size affect mercury bioavailability potential helps explain the heterogeneity in Hg methylation in natural sediments.
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Mercury (programming language)Environmental chemistryBioavailabilityParticle sizeChemistrySedimentMERCUREDissolutionAnalytical Chemistry (journal)GeologyBiologyBioinformaticsPaleontologyPhysical chemistryComputer scienceProgramming languageMercury impact and mitigation studiesHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityHeavy metals in environment