Mercury speciation and exchanges at the air-water interface of a tropical artificial reservoir, French Guiana

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 385, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 132-145

  Muresan, B ^a   Cossa, D ^a   Richard, S ^b   Burban, B ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b HYDRECO   (French Guiana)

Author keywords

Artificial reservoir; Atmosphere; Fluxes; Mercury; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL RESERVOIRS; DISSOLVED TOTAL MERCURY; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY (GEM); REACTIVE GASEOUS MERCURY (RGM);

DAMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MERCURY (METAL); RAIN; SURFACE WATERS; TROPICS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

MERCURY; MONOMETHYLMERCURY; RAIN; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DAM; DISSOLVED GAS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; OXIDATION; PH; REDUCTION; RESERVOIR; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATION; DISSOLVED GASEOUS MERCURY LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FRENCH GUIANA; GAS ANALYSIS; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY LEVEL; LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MERCURIALISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTIVE GASEOUS MERCURY LEVEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOTAL GASEOUS MERCURY LEVEL; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; WATER SUPPLY;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRENCH GUIANA; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

FRENCH GUIANA; PETIT SAUT RESERVOIR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548474552     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

References (59)

1. Ababneh F.A., Scott S.L., Al-Reasi H.A., and Lean D.R.S. Photochemical reduction and reoxidation of aqueous mercuric chloride in the presence of ferrioxalate and air. Sci Total Environ 367 (2006) 831-839
2. Amouroux D., Wasserman J.C., Tessier E., and Donard O.F.X. Elemental mercury in the atmosphere of a tropical Amazonian Forest (French Guiana). Environ Sci Technol 33 (1999) 3044-3048
3. Amyot M., Mierle G., Lean D., and McQueen D.J. Effect of solar radiation on the formation of dissolved gaseous mercury in temperate lakes. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 61 (1997) 975-987
4. Amyot M., Auclair J.C., and Poissant L. In situ high temporal resolution analysis of elemental mercury in natural waters. Anal Chim Acta 447 (2001) 153-159
5. Beucher C., Wong W.C.P., Richard C., Mailhot G., Bolte M., and Cossa D. Dissolved gaseous mercury formation under UV irradiation of unamended tropical waters from French Guyana. Sci Total Environ 290 (2002) 131-138
6. Bloom N.S. Determination of picogram levels of methylmercury by aqueous phase ethylation followed by cryogenic gas chromatography with cold vapour atomic fluorescence detection. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 46 (1989) 1131-1140
7. Bloom N.S., and Fitzgerald W.F. Determination of volatile mercury species at picogram level by low temperature gas chromatography with cold-vapour atomic fluorescence detection. Anal Chim Acta 28 (1988) 151-161
8. Bloom N.S., and Watras C.J. Observations of methylmercury in precipitation. Sci Total Environ 87-88 (1989) 199-207
9. Cossa D., Coquery M., Nakhlé K., and Claisse D. Dosage du mercure total et du monomethylmercure dans les organismes et les sédiments marins. Méthodes d'analyse en milieu marin (2002), Editions Ifremer. 2-84433-105-X 27 pp.
10. Cossa D., Averty B., Bretaudeau J., and Sénard A.S. Spéciation du mercure dissous dans les eaux marines. Méthodes d'analyse en milieu marin (2003), Editions Ifremer. 2-84433-125-4 27 pp.
11. Da Silva G.S., A dinâmica biogeoquímica do mercúrio na bacia do Negro River (AM) e fluxos na interface água/atmosfera. Doctoral Thesis, Chemistry Institute-State University of Campinas, 2004. 328 pp.
12. Da Silva G.S., Jardim W.F., and Fadini P.S. Elemental gaseous mercury flux at the water/air interface over the Negro River basin, Amazon, Brazil. Sci Total Environ 368 (2006) 189-198
13. Dumestre J.F., Vaquer A., Gosse P., Richard S., and Labroue L. Bacterial ecology of a young equatorial hydroelectric reservoir (Petit-Saut, French Guyana). Hydrobiology 400 (1999) 75-83
14. Fadini P.S., and Jardim W.F. Is the Negro River Basin (Amazon) impacted by naturally occurring mercury?. Sci Total Environ 275 (2000) 71-82
15. Fitzgerald W.F., Mason R.P., and Vandal G.M. Atmospheric cycling and air-water exchange of mercury over mid-continental lacustrine regions. Water Air Soil Pollut 56 (1991) 745-768
16. Fostier H., Forti M.C., Guimarães J.R.D., Melfi A.J., Boulet R., Espirito Santo C.M., and Krug F.J. Mercury fluxes in a natural forested Amazonian catchment (Serra do Navio, Amapá State, Brazil). Sci Total Environ 260 (2000) 201-211
17. 0 in freshwater. Chemosphere 59 (2005) 977-981
18. Gårdfeldt K., and Jonsson M. Is bimolecular reduction of Hg(II) complexes possible in aqueous systems of environmental importance. J Phys Chem 107 (2003) 4478-4482
19. Gårdfeldt K., Munthe J., Stromberg D., and Lindqvist O. A kinetic study on the abiotic methylation of divalent mercury in the aqueous phase. Sci Total Environ 304 (2003) 127-136
20. Gårdfeldt K., Sommar J., Ferrara R., Ceccarini C., Lanzillotta E., Munthe J., Wängberg I., Lindqvist O., Pirrone N., Sprovieri F., Pesenti E., and Strömberg D. Evasion of mercury from coastal and open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Atmos Environ 37 (2003) 73-84
21. Guedron S., Grimaldi C., Chauvel C., Spadini L., and Grimaldi M. Weathering versus atmospheric contributions to mercury concentrations in French Guiana soils. Appl Geochem 21 (2006) 2010-2022
22. Hall B.D., Manolopoulos H., Hurley J.P., Schauer J.J., St. Louis V.L., Kenski D., Graydon J., Babiarz C.L., Cleckner L.B., and Keeler G.J. Methyl and total mercury in precipitation in the Great Lakes region. Atmos Environ 39 (2005) 7557-7569
23. Hedgecock I.M., and Pirrone N. Mercury and photochemistry in the marine boundary layer-modelling studies suggest the in situ production of reactive gas phase mercury. Atmos Environ 35 (2001) 3055-3062
24. Hedgecock I.M., Pirrone N., Sprovieri F., and Pesanti E. Reactive gaseous mercury in the marine boundary layer. Modelling and experimental evidence of its formation in the Mediterranean region. Atmos Environ 37 (2003) 21-39
25. Hornbuckle K.C., Jeremiason J.D., Sweet C.W., and Eisenreich S.J. Seasonal variations in air-water exchange of polychlorinated biphenyls in Lake superior. Environ Sci Technol 28 (1994) 1491-1501
26. Huynh F., Charron C., Betoulle J.L., Panechou K., Gardel A., Prost M.T., and Loubry D. Suivi de l'évolution géomorphologique et botanique de l'estuaire du Sinnamary par télédétection. Final report ORSTOM-EDF (1997) 64 pp.
27. Iverfeldt A., and Lindqvist O. Atmospheric oxidation of elemental mercury by ozone in the aqueous phase. Atmos. Environ. 20 (1986) 1567-1573
28. Lacerda L.D., Ribeirto M.G., Cordeiro R.C., Sofeddine A., and Turcq B. Atmospheric mercury deposition over Brazil during the past 30,000 years. Ciênc Cult 51 (1999) 363-371
29. Lamborg C.H., Rolfhus K.R., Fitzgerald W.F., and Kim G. The atmospheric cycling and air-sea exchange of mercury species in the South and equatorial Atlantic Ocean. Deep-Sea Res 46 (1999) 957-977
30. Lanzillotta E., Ceccarini C., Ferrara R., Dini F., Frontini F.P., and Banchetti R. Importance of the biogenic organic matter in photo-formation of dissolved gaseous mercury in a culture of the marine diatom Chaetoceros sp. Sci Total Environ 318 (2004) 211-221
31. Laurier F.J.G., Mason R.P., Whalin L., and Kato S. Reactive gaseous mercury formation in the North Pacific Ocean's marine boundary layer: a potential role of halogen chemistry. J Geophys Res 108 (2003) 1-2 (art. No. 4529)
32. Lawson N.M., and Mason R.P. Concentration of mercury, methylmercury, cadmium, lead, arsenic, and selenium in the rain and stream water of two contrasting watersheds in Western Maryland. Water Res 35 (2001) 4039-4052
33. Leermarkers M., Galetti S., De Galan S., Brion N., and Baeyens W. Mercury in the Souther North Sea and Sheldt Estuary. Mar Chem 75 (2001) 229-248
34. Liang L., Horvat M., and Bloom N.S. An improved speciation method for mercury by GC/CVAFS after aqueous phase ethylation and room temperature precollection. Talanta 41 (1994) 371-379
35. Lindberg S.E., and Stratton W.J. Atmospheric mercury speciation: concentrations and behavior of reactive gaseous mercury in ambient air. Environ Sci Technol 32 (1998) 49-57
36. Lindberg S.E., Zhang H., Gustin M., Vette A., Marsik F., Owens J., Casimir A., Ebinghaus R., Fitzgerald C., Kemp J., Kock H.H., London J., Majewski M., and Poissant L. Increases in mercury emissions from desert soils in response to rainfall and irrigation. J Geophys Res 104 (1999) 21879-21888
37. Lu J.Y., and Schroeder W.H. Comparison of conventional filtration and a denuder-based methodology for sampling of particulate-phase mercury in ambient air. Talanta 49 (1998) 15-24
38. Mason R.P., and Sullivan K.A. Mercury in Lake Michigan. Environ Sci Technol 31 (1997) 942-947
39. Mason R.P., and Sheu G.R. An examination of the methods for the measurements of reactive gaseous mercury in the atmosphere. Environ Sci Technol 35 (2001) 1209-1216
40. Mason R.P., Fitzgerald W.F., and Morel F.M.M. The biogeochemical cycling of elemental mercury: anthropogenic influences. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 58 (1994) 3191-3198
41. Mason R.P., Lawson N.M., and Sullivan K.A. The concentration, speciation and sources of mercury in Chesapeake Bay precipitation. Atmos Environ 31 (1997) 3541-3550
42. Mason R.P., Lawson N.M., and Sheu G.R. Mercury in the Atlantic Ocean: factors controlling air-sea exchange of mercury and its distribution in the upper waters. Deep Sea Res 48 (2001) 2829-2853
43. Mason R.P., Lawson N.M., Lawrence A.L., Joy J.L., Lee J.G., and Sheu G.R. Mercury in the Chesapeake Bay. Mar Chem 65 (1999) 77-96
44. Charlet L., Boudou A., Grimaldi M., and Cossa D. Region de Saint Elie et retenue de Petit-Saut. Final report part 1 (2001) 70 pp.
45. Meteo-France: French institute for weather forecast and meteorological research. 2005 database on wind direction and rain events. http://www.meteofrance.com.
46. Muresan B, Cossa D, Richard S, Dominque Y. Mercury cycling in a tropical artificial reservoir: monomethylmercury production and sources. Appl Geochem in press.
47. Parker J.L., and Bloom N.S. Preservation and storage techniques for low-level aqueous mercury speciation. Sci Total Environ 337 (2005) 253-263
48. Peretyazhko T., Van Capellen P., Meile C., Coquery M., Musso M., Regnier P., and Charlet L. Biogeochemistry of major redox elements and mercury in a tropical reservoir lake (Petit-Saut, French Guiana). Aquat Geochem 11 (2005) 33-35
49. Peretyazhko T., Charlet L., Muresan B., Kazimirov V., and Cossa D. Formation of dissolved gaseous mercury in a tropical lake (Petit-Saut reservoir, French Guiana). Sci Total Environ 364 (2006) 260-271
50. Poissant L., Pilote M., Beauvais C., Constant P., and Zhang H.H. A year of continuous measurements of three atmospheric mercury species (GEM, RGM and Hgp) in southern Québec, Canada. Atmos Environ 39 (2005) 1275-1287
51. Richard S, La mise en eau du barrage de Petit-Saut. Hydrochimie 1 - du fleuve Sinnamary avant la mise en eau, 2 - de le retenue pendant la mise en eau, 3 - du fleuve en aval. Doctoral Thesis, Aix - Marseille University I, 1996. 278 pp.
52. Richard S, Monitoring of the IDAF (Igac/Debits/AFrique) network stations of Petit-Saut in French Guiana: the sources of emissions. IDAF/SEARCH workshop 3-5 December 2001, Toulouse, France.
53. Schroeder W.H., Anlauf K.G., Barrie L.A., Lu J.Y., Steffen A., Schneeberger D.R., and Berg T. Artic springtime depletion of mercury. Nature 394 (1998) 331-333
54. Siciliano S.D., O'Driscoll N.J., and Lean D.R.S. Microbial reduction and oxidation of mercury in freshwater lakes. Environ Sci Technol 36 (2002) 3064-3068
55. Slerm F., and Langer E. Increase in global atmospheric concentrations of mercury inferred from measurements over the Atlantic Ocean. Nature 355 (1992) 434-436
56. Tekran Inc. Model 1130 mercury speciation unit maintenance manual (2001) (Tekran.com.)
57. Vandal G.M., Mason R.P., and Fitzgerald F. Cycling of volatile mercury in temperate lakes. Water Air Soil Pollut 56 (1991) 791-803
58. Veiga M.M., Hinton J., and Lilly C. Mercury in the Amazon: a comprehensive review with special emphasis on bioaccumulation and bioindicators. NIMD (National Institute for Minamata Disease) Forum'99 (1999) 19-39
59. Wanninkhof R., Ledwell R., and Broecker W.S. Gas exchange-wind speed relationship measured with sulfur hexafluoride on a lake. Science 227 (1985) 1224-1226