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Mercury contamination history of an estuarine floodplain reconstructed from a 210Pb-dated sediment core (Berg River, South Africa)

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dc.contributor.author Kading, TJ
dc.contributor.author Mason, RP
dc.contributor.author Leaner, JJ
dc.date.accessioned 2010-08-20T12:29:08Z
dc.date.available 2010-08-20T12:29:08Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.identifier.citation Kading, TJ, Mason, RP and Leaner, JJ. Mercury contamination history of an estuarine floodplain reconstructed from a 210Pb-dated sediment core (Berg River, South Africa). Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 59(4-7), pp 116-122 en
dc.identifier.issn 0025-326X
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4183
dc.description Copyright: 2009 Elsevier. This is the post-print version of the work. The definitive version is published on the Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol.59(4-7), pp 116-122 en
dc.description.abstract Mercury deposition histories have been scarcely documented in the southern hemisphere. A sediment core was collected from the ecologically important estuarine floodplain of the Berg River (South Africa). The authors establish the concentration of Hg in this 210Pb-dated sediment core at <50 ng g_1 HgT throughout the core, but with 1.3 ng g_1 methylmercury in surface sediments. The 210Pb dating of the core provides a first record of mercury deposition to the site and reveals the onset of enhanced mercury deposition in 1970. The ratio of methylmercury to total mercury is relatively high in these sediments when compared to other wetlands en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Elsevier en
dc.subject Mercury en
dc.subject Berg River en
dc.subject Surface sediments en
dc.subject Methylmercury en
dc.subject Marine pollution en
dc.title Mercury contamination history of an estuarine floodplain reconstructed from a 210Pb-dated sediment core (Berg River, South Africa) en
dc.type Article en
dc.identifier.apacitation Kading, T., Mason, R., & Leaner, J. (2009). Mercury contamination history of an estuarine floodplain reconstructed from a 210Pb-dated sediment core (Berg River, South Africa). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4183 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Kading, TJ, RP Mason, and JJ Leaner "Mercury contamination history of an estuarine floodplain reconstructed from a 210Pb-dated sediment core (Berg River, South Africa)." (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4183 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Kading T, Mason R, Leaner J. Mercury contamination history of an estuarine floodplain reconstructed from a 210Pb-dated sediment core (Berg River, South Africa). 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4183. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Kading, TJ AU - Mason, RP AU - Leaner, JJ AB - Mercury deposition histories have been scarcely documented in the southern hemisphere. A sediment core was collected from the ecologically important estuarine floodplain of the Berg River (South Africa). The authors establish the concentration of Hg in this 210Pb-dated sediment core at <50 ng g_1 HgT throughout the core, but with 1.3 ng g_1 methylmercury in surface sediments. The 210Pb dating of the core provides a first record of mercury deposition to the site and reveals the onset of enhanced mercury deposition in 1970. The ratio of methylmercury to total mercury is relatively high in these sediments when compared to other wetlands DA - 2009 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Mercury KW - Berg River KW - Surface sediments KW - Methylmercury KW - Marine pollution LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 0025-326X T1 - Mercury contamination history of an estuarine floodplain reconstructed from a 210Pb-dated sediment core (Berg River, South Africa) TI - Mercury contamination history of an estuarine floodplain reconstructed from a 210Pb-dated sediment core (Berg River, South Africa) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4183 ER - en_ZA


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