Impacts of dam construction on mercury methylation and bioaccumulation revealed by stable isotopes

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作者：
Kim, Young-Gwang [1 ,7 ]
Yoon, Ji Won [1 ]
Kang, Sujin [2 ]
Shin, Kyung-Hoon [3 ]
Hyun, Jung-Ho [3 ]
Ra, Kongtae [2 ,4 ]
Kim, Jung-Hyun [5 ]
Kwon, Sae Yun [1 ,6 ]
机构：
[1] Pohang Univ Sci & Technol, Div Environm Sci & Engn, Pohang 37673, South Korea
[2] Korea Inst Ocean Sci & Technol, Marine Environm Res Ctr, Busan 49111, South Korea
[3] Hanyang Univ, Dept Marine Sci & Convergent Technol, Ansan 15588, South Korea
[4] Univ Sci & Technol, KIOST Sch, Dept Ocean Sci Oceanog, Daejeon 34113, South Korea
[5] Korea Polar Res Inst, Incheon 21990, South Korea
[6] Yonsei Univ, Inst Convergence Res & Educ Adv Technol, Incheon 21983, South Korea
[7] Korea Res Inst Stand & Sci, Daejeon 34113, South Korea
来源：
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION | 2025年 / 372卷
基金：
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词：
Environmental impact assessment; River; Estuary; Organic matter; Microbial; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA; DISSOLVED ORGANIC-MATTER; MASS-INDEPENDENT FRACTIONATION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; RISK-ASSESSMENT; WUJIANG RIVER; YELLOW SEA; SEDIMENTS; METHYLMERCURY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.envpol.2025.125970
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Impacts of dam construction on mercury (Hg) sources, biogeochemical cycling, and bioaccumulation were investigated along the west coast of Korea, where large-scale national projects were initiated between 1978 and 1990 to build dam or weir at the interface between rivers and estuaries. Total Hg (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations and Hg stable isotopes in estuarine sediment cores sampled downstream of dam/weir reveal 74 f 3% reduction in THg, 536 f 158% increase in MeHg, and shifts in Hg sources from riverine export to wet deposition (precipitation) as revealed by increases in Delta 199Hg (by 0.13 f 0.03%o) and Delta 200Hg (by 0.10 f 0.01%o). Stable carbon isotopes, n-alkanes, and four geochemical pools of Hg extracted from the sediment cores show enhanced proportion of labile (F1; 0.28 f 0.21% points) and organically-bound (F2; 34 f 12% points) Hg fractions and the ratio of marine-based organic matter relative to recalcitrant Hg bound to terrestrial organic matter at the downstream estuary. Dam/weir constructions have significant effects on Hg bioavailability and methylation, by enhancing the proportion of dissolved Hg delivered by precipitation and those subject to efficient assimilation by marine algae and microbial utilization. This is evident by the negative delta 202Hg shifts in the sediment cores at the depths of MeHg peaks. Cessation of riverine Hg input is manifested by 96% reduction of THg in shellfish and enhanced methylation appears to cause 106% increase in fish THg at the downstream estuarine ecosystem. This study underscores the importance of considering complex and long-term biogeochemical modifications as a part of Environmental Impact Assessments.
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