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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299413603321

Autore

Feng Xinbin

Titolo

Biogeochemical Cycle of Mercury in Reservoir Systems in Wujiang River Basin, Southwest China / / by Xinbin Feng, Bo Meng, Haiyu Yan, Xuewu Fu, Heng Yao, Lihai Shang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

981-10-6719-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 416 p. 242 illus., 45 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

577.14

Soggetti

Environmental chemistry

Water pollution

Geobiology

Environmental Chemistry

Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution

Biogeosciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents an intensive study on the biogeochemical cycle of mercury in a river-reservoir system in Wujiang River Basin, the upper branch of the Yangtze River. Six reservoirs located in the mainstream of the Wujiang River and their corresponding inflow/outflow rivers were selected for inclusion in this study, which was conducted by researchers from the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The concentration and distribution of Hg in reservoirs (the water column, sediment, sediment pore water), inflow/outflow rivers of reservoirs, and wet deposition in Wujiang River Basin were systematically investigated, and measurements were taken of the water/air exchange flux of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM). On the basis of the data gathered, a detailed mass balance of total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in the six reservoirs was developed. In addition, the book identifies the primary factors controlling Hg methylation in the river-reservoir system in Wujiang River Basin. The



accumulation and bio-magnification of Hg species within food chains in reservoirs and human health risk of MeHg exposure through fish consumption are also included in this book.