Abstract
In nature, mercury (Hg) occurs in the elemental form (Hg0), as well as in inorganic (InHg) and organic (OrgHg) compounds. It is the only heavy metal that is liquid at room temperature and easily turns into a gas. Mercury vapours can be transported with air masses for hundreds and thousands of kilometres and—after falling down—contribute to the pollution of land and waters. In aquatic environments biogeochemical processes promote the natural microbial conversion of InHg to methylmercury (MeHg), the most bioavailable form of Hg.
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Kalisińska, E., Łanocha-Arendarczyk, N., Kosik-Bogacka, D.I. (2019). Mercury, Hg. In: Kalisińska, E. (eds) Mammals and Birds as Bioindicators of Trace Element Contaminations in Terrestrial Environments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00121-6_17
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