Mercury concentrations in the Arctic atmosphere exhibit a pronounced peak during summer. Model simulations suggest that this can be explained only if boreal rivers deliver large quantities of mercury to the Arctic Ocean.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
AMAP Assessment 2002: Heavy Metals in the Arctic (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, 2005); available at http://amap.no/documents/index.cfm?dirsub=/AMAP%20Assessment%202002%20-%20Heavy%20Metals%20in%20the%20Arctic
Fisher, J. A. et al. Nature Geosci. 5, 499–504 (2012).
Steffen, A. et al. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 8, 1445–1482 (2008).
AMAP Assessment 2011: Mercury in the Arctic (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, 2011); available at http://amap.no/documents/index.cfm?dirsub=/AMAP%20Assessment%202002%20-%20Heavy%20Metals%20in%20the%20Arctic
Steffen, A., Schroeder, W. H., Macdonald, R., Poissant, L. & Konoplev, A. Sci. Total Environ. 342, 185–198 (2005).
Selin, N. E. et al. Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles 22, GB2011 (2008).
Coquery, M., Cossa, D. & Martin, J. M. Wat. Air Soil Pollut. 80, 653–664 (1995).
Outridge, P. M., Macdonald, R. W., Wang, F., Stern, G. A. & Dastoor, A. P. Environ. Chem. 5, 1–23 (2008).
Point, D. et al. Nature Geosci. 4, 188–194 (2011).
Cossa, D. et al. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 75, 4037–4052 (2011).
Heimbürger, L-E. et al. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 74, 5549–5559 (2010).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding authors
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Sonke, J., Heimbürger, LE. Mercury in flux. Nature Geosci 5, 447–448 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1508
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1508
- Springer Nature Limited