Environmental science & technologyRiversMercuryWater PollutantsChemicalEnvironmental Monitoring
Half-Century Observations Reveal Slow and Pulsed Recovery from Heavy Mercury Pollution in a Major Temperate River.
Maodian Liu, Qianru Zhang, Alexander V Zhulidov, Tatiana Yu Gurtovaya, Xingrui Cai, Wenzhe Guo, Lyudmila S Kosmenko, Nadezhda A Pavlova, Hehao Qin, Vladimir V Shamov, Alexander I Shiklomanov, Igor K Volkov, Xuejun Wang, Changhao Xiao, Zhihao Zhang
Published: 202610.1021/acs.est.5c09152
Abstract
Rivers deliver substantial mercury to coastal oceans, significantly impacting seafood safety. However, the time frame for mercury levels and fluxes in large rivers to return to a stable, low-pollution state following long-term industrial pollution re…
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