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Possible role of estuarine sediments in mitigation of mercury loading in biological systems

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Title Possible role of estuarine sediments in mitigation of mercury loading in biological systems
 
Creator Joseph, K O
 
Description 286-288
Concentration of mercury was estimated in samples of water, bottom sediments and fish from Ennore estuary during 1982-83. The uptake of mercury from water by fish is about 400 times. The concentration of Hg in water is 0.0012-mu-g.ml-1 while its level in bottom sediment is 0.6-mu-g.g-1. The higher concentration of Hg in soil substrate is attributable largely to fine particulate organic carbon which is 1.2%. The higher fraction of organic carbon has thus a possible role in binding Hg to soil in larger measure than what it releases to water.
 
Date 2016-12-08T10:17:13Z
2016-12-08T10:17:13Z
1991-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38325
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.20(4) [December 1991]