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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
卷 113, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000739
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- National Science Foundation
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
The fluxes and pools of total mercury (THg) and methyl mercury (MeHg) were evaluated for two northern temperate forest wetlands: an abandoned beaver meadow and a riparian wetland. Mass balance calculations reveal that the wetlands are net sources of THg and MeHg, although, the magnitude of the source is a function of wetland connectivity to stream water. The volatilization rate of elemental mercury (Hg-o) in the beaver meadow wetland is of similar magnitude compared to total atmospheric Hg deposition and constitutes an important component of the overall annual Hg budget. In contrast, annual Hg-o fluxes exhibited net transfer from the atmosphere to soil at the riparian wetland possibly because volatilization rates were retarded by slower diffusion of Hg-o through soil to the air-water interface in water-saturated soil. The storage of THg and MeHg in wetland soil is a large pool which appears coupled with carbon and sulfur accumulation. In the current scenario of decreasing Hg emissions and atmospheric deposition, the large active soil pool in wetlands is a potential short-term and long-term source of Hg and MeHg to downstream aquatic ecosystems.
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