Mercury methylation linked to nitrification in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean

• Main Authors: Starr, Lindsay D., McCarthy, Mark J., Hammerschmidt, Chad R., Subramaniam, Ajit, Despins, Marissa C., Montoya, Joseph P., Newell, Silvia E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Mercury > Methylation; Methylmercury; Nitrification; Chemical oceanography; Gilmour; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7916/ktx3-rj18

Methylmercury (MeHg) is a toxin that poses health risks to humans and wildlife, primarily through consumption of seafood (Sunderland and Mason, 2007). Most MeHg bioaccumulation by marine fish likely occurs in the upperof seafood (Sunderland and Mason, 2007). Most MeHg bioaccumulation by marine fish...