Estimation of mercury-sulfide speciation in sediment pore waters using octanol-water partitioning and implications for availability to methylating bacteria

被引:116
作者
Benoit, JM
Mason, RP
Gilmour, CC
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Chesapeake Biol Lab, Ctr Environm Studies, Solomons, MD 20688 USA
[2] Natl Acad Sci, Estuarine Res Ctr, St Leonard, MD 20685 USA
关键词
mercury; methylmercury; partitioning; bioavailability; methylation;
D O I
10.1002/etc.5620181004
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The octanol-water partioning of inorganic mercury decreased with increasing sulfide, supporting a model that predicts decreased fractions of neutral Hg-S species with increasing sulfide. These results help explain the decreased availability of Hg to methylating bacteria under sulfidic conditions, and the inverse relationship between sulfide and methylmercury observed in sediments.
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页码:2138 / 2141
页数:4
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