Mercury in the aquatic environment: a review of factors affecting methylation
Ullrich, Susanne M., Tanton, Trevor W. and Abdrashitova, Svetlana A. (2001) Mercury in the aquatic environment: a review of factors affecting methylation. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 31, (3), 241-293. (doi:10.1080/20016491089226).
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Description/Abstract
Mercury is one of the most hazardous contaminants that may be present in the aquatic environment, but its ecological and toxicological effects are strongly dependent on the chemical species present. Species distribution and transformation processes in natural aquatic systems are controlled by various physical, chemical, and biological factors. Depending on the prevailing environmental conditions, inorganic mercury species may be converted to many times more toxic methylated forms such as methylmercury, a potent neurotoxin that is readily accumulated by aquatic biota. Despite a considerable amount of literature on the subject, the behavior of mercury and many of the transformation and distribution mechanisms operating in the natural aquatic environment are still poorly understood. This review examines the current state of knowledge on the physicochemical behavior of mercury in the aquatic environment, and in particular the environmental factors influencing its transformation into highly toxic methylated forms.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This paper in a prestigeous journal is an extensive comprehensive review and analysis of the state of the art of the behaviour of mercury in the aquatic environment. It has become a key reference paper within this complex subject with +90 citations, making it one of the top 4 most highly cited articles published in this journal over the past decade. |
| ISSNs: | 1064-3389 (print) |
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| Keywords: | methylmercury, speciation, environmental transformation, bioaccumulation |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Item ID: | 39381 |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2012 10:00 |
| Contributors: | Ullrich, Susanne M. (Author) Tanton, Trevor W. (Author) Abdrashitova, Svetlana A. (Author) |
| Date: | 2001 |
| Additional Information: | This paper in a prestigeous journal is an extensive comprehensive review and analysis of the state of the art of the behaviour of mercury in the aquatic environment. It has become a key reference paper within this complex subject with +90 citations, making it one of the top 4 most highly cited articles published in this journal over the past decade. |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | S.M.Ullrich@Soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/39381 |
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