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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Main Authors: Zvěřina, O., Coufalík, P. (Pavel), Brat, K., Červenka, R., Kuta, J., Mikeš, O., Komárek, J.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
mercury
speciation
soils
Antarctica
Ross Island
Antarc*
James Ross Island
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0259549
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spelling ftczacademyscien:oai:asep.lib.cas.cz:CavUnEpca/0459344 2024-02-04T09:55:43+01:00 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
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topic mercury
speciation
soils
Antarctica
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
topic_facet mercury
speciation
soils
Antarctica
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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author Zvěřina, O.
Coufalík, P. (Pavel)
Brat, K.
Červenka, R.
Kuta, J.
Mikeš, O.
Komárek, J.
author_facet Zvěřina, O.
Coufalík, P. (Pavel)
Brat, K.
Červenka, R.
Kuta, J.
Mikeš, O.
Komárek, J.
author_sort Zvěřina, O.
title Seal remains as sources of mercury forAntarctic environment
title_short 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_sort seal remains as sources of mercury forantarctic environment
publishDate 2016
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Antarctica
James Ross Island
Ross Island
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Antarctica
James Ross Island
Ross Island
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