Temporal trends in mercury, methylated mercury and their relation to dissolved organic carbon

Mercury (Hg) and methylated mercury (MeHg) are major environmental pollutants in boreal regions. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) has been established by a number of studies to be a key vector in the mobilisation of terrestrial Hg and MeHg to aquatic environments where Hg and MeHg can then enter th...

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Autor principal: Galloway, Jason
Formato: Second cycle, A2E
Lenguaje:sueco
Inglés
Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8497/
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description Mercury (Hg) and methylated mercury (MeHg) are major environmental pollutants in boreal regions. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) has been established by a number of studies to be a key vector in the mobilisation of terrestrial Hg and MeHg to aquatic environments where Hg and MeHg can then enter the food chain. This study examined long-term trends in DOC (1986-2012), Hg (1993-2000) and MeHg (1993-2000) stream water concentrations in three sites (C2- forest, C4- mire and C7 - mixed) in the Svartberget catchment in northern Sweden. A positive trend was found in DOC concentrations over the last decade while results for Hg and MeHg were inconclusive. The Riparian Flow-Concentration Integration Model (RIM) in three forms (RIMstatic, RIMdyn and RIMmed) was then used to simulate stream water concentrations using flow as an input and model residuals were examined to provide insight into solute dynamics in the three study sites through time. Model residuals were compared and the Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient was used to assess the performance of each model at each site.
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spelling RepoSLU84972015-09-28T13:36:16Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8497/ Temporal trends in mercury, methylated mercury and their relation to dissolved organic carbon Galloway, Jason Water resources and management Mercury (Hg) and methylated mercury (MeHg) are major environmental pollutants in boreal regions. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) has been established by a number of studies to be a key vector in the mobilisation of terrestrial Hg and MeHg to aquatic environments where Hg and MeHg can then enter the food chain. This study examined long-term trends in DOC (1986-2012), Hg (1993-2000) and MeHg (1993-2000) stream water concentrations in three sites (C2- forest, C4- mire and C7 - mixed) in the Svartberget catchment in northern Sweden. A positive trend was found in DOC concentrations over the last decade while results for Hg and MeHg were inconclusive. The Riparian Flow-Concentration Integration Model (RIM) in three forms (RIMstatic, RIMdyn and RIMmed) was then used to simulate stream water concentrations using flow as an input and model residuals were examined to provide insight into solute dynamics in the three study sites through time. Model residuals were compared and the Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient was used to assess the performance of each model at each site. 2015-09-18 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8497/7/galloway_j_a_150928.pdf Galloway, Jason, 2015. Temporal trends in mercury, methylated mercury and their relation to dissolved organic carbon : simulation with the Riparian Integration Flow-Concentration Model. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-280.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-4870 eng
spellingShingle Water resources and management
Galloway, Jason
Temporal trends in mercury, methylated mercury and their relation to dissolved organic carbon
title Temporal trends in mercury, methylated mercury and their relation to dissolved organic carbon
title_full Temporal trends in mercury, methylated mercury and their relation to dissolved organic carbon
title_fullStr Temporal trends in mercury, methylated mercury and their relation to dissolved organic carbon
title_full_unstemmed Temporal trends in mercury, methylated mercury and their relation to dissolved organic carbon
title_short Temporal trends in mercury, methylated mercury and their relation to dissolved organic carbon
title_sort temporal trends in mercury, methylated mercury and their relation to dissolved organic carbon
topic Water resources and management
url https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8497/
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