Leaching of mercury from seal carcasses into Antarctic soils

This work focuses on the extent of the mercury input from seal carcasses and shows that such carcasses represent locally significant sources of mercury and methylmercury for the environment.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Main Authors: Zvěřina, O., Coufalík, P. (Pavel), Brat, K., Červenka, R., Kuta, J., Mikeš, O., Komárek, J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
mercury
soil
Antarctica
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7879-3
http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0263410
Description
Summary:This work focuses on the extent of the mercury input from seal carcasses and shows that such carcasses represent locally significant sources of mercury and methylmercury for the environment.

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