Seal remains as sources of mercury forAntarctic environment
The northern part of James Ross Island (Antarctica) presents a location with an unusual occurrence of seal carcasses. The main goal of this study was to estimate importance of this mercury source and mercury fate in the environment. The contents of mercury in underlying soils were found to be up to...
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| author | Zvěřina, O. Coufalík, P. (Pavel) Brat, K. Červenka, R. Kuta, J. Mikeš, O. Komárek, J. |
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| description | The northern part of James Ross Island (Antarctica) presents a location with an unusual occurrence of seal carcasses. The main goal of this study was to estimate importance of this mercury source and mercury fate in the environment. The contents of mercury in underlying soils were found to be up to five times higher than the background levels. Methylmercury formed up to 2.8% of total mercury. According to the results, seal remains represent a clear source of mercury in the observed area. |
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| spelling | ftczacademyscien:oai:asep.lib.cas.cz:CavUnEpca/0459344 2025-01-16T19:38:57+00:00 Seal remains as sources of mercury forAntarctic environment Zvěřina, O. Coufalík, P. (Pavel) Brat, K. Červenka, R. Kuta, J. Mikeš, O. Komárek, J. 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0259549 eng eng urn:isbn: 9788021082038 http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0259549 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess mercury speciation soils Antarctica info:eu-repo/semantics/other info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2016 ftczacademyscien 2024-01-09T17:35:14Z The northern part of James Ross Island (Antarctica) presents a location with an unusual occurrence of seal carcasses. The main goal of this study was to estimate importance of this mercury source and mercury fate in the environment. The contents of mercury in underlying soils were found to be up to five times higher than the background levels. Methylmercury formed up to 2.8% of total mercury. According to the results, seal remains represent a clear source of mercury in the observed area. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctica James Ross Island Ross Island The Czech Academy of Sciences: Publication Activity (ASEP) Ross Island |
| spellingShingle | mercury speciation soils Antarctica Zvěřina, O. Coufalík, P. (Pavel) Brat, K. Červenka, R. Kuta, J. Mikeš, O. Komárek, J. Seal remains as sources of mercury forAntarctic environment |
| title | Seal remains as sources of mercury forAntarctic environment |
| title_full | Seal remains as sources of mercury forAntarctic environment |
| title_fullStr | Seal remains as sources of mercury forAntarctic environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seal remains as sources of mercury forAntarctic environment |
| title_short | Seal remains as sources of mercury forAntarctic environment |
| title_sort | seal remains as sources of mercury forantarctic environment |
| topic | mercury speciation soils Antarctica |
| topic_facet | mercury speciation soils Antarctica |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0259549 |