Distribution of total mercury and methylmercury in water, sediment, and fish from South Florida Estuaries. (2011)

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Source identification of Florida Bay’s methylmercury problem: Mainland runoff versus atmospheric deposition and in situ production. Estuaries Coasts 2010

by Darren G Rumbold , David W Evans , Sharon Niemczyk , Larry E Fink , Krysten A Laine , Nicole Howard , David P Krabbenhoft , Mark Zucker
"... Abstract The first advisory to limit consumption of Florida Bay fish due to mercury was issued in 1995. Studies done by others in the late 1990s found elevated water column concentrations of both total Hg (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in creeks discharging from the Everglades, which had its own re ..."
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Abstract The first advisory to limit consumption of Florida Bay fish due to mercury was issued in 1995. Studies done by others in the late 1990s found elevated water column concentrations of both total Hg (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in creeks discharging from the Everglades, which had its own recognized mercury problem. To investigate the significance of allochthonous MeHg discharging from the upstream freshwater Everglades, we collected surface water and sediment along two transects
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