Total mercury content was evaluated in water and suspended sediment samples of the Moji-Guaçu river and in water and bottom sediment of its 3 marginal lagoons (Catingueiro, Barrinha, and Rio das Pedras), located down-stream of the sampling point in the main channel. In all situations, low Hg concentrations were found in suspended and bottom sediments. Aluminum was used as a geo-chemical tracer to normalize the Hg concentrations in the sediment cores from the Rio das Pedras lagoon (r = 0.92). It was estimated that the Moji-Guaçu river transports up to 19 kg Hg yr−1, 65% in the dissolved form and 35% adsorbed onto particulate matter. Following an acute toxic stage observed in the years 1970–1980, the basin has been restored to its original conditions mainly by natural recovery and a general reduction in Hg input to the eco-system.
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1 February 2003
Mercury in the Moji-Guaçu River Basin, S.P—Brazil: The Link between Marginal Lagoons and River Contribution, Assessed by 210Pb Dating Profiles
Glauco Arnold Tavares,
José Roberto Ferreira,
Carlos Emanuel de Carvalho Magalhães,
Nivaldo Carlos da Silva,
Maria Helena Tirollo Taddei
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AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
Vol. 32 • No. 1
February 2003
Vol. 32 • No. 1
February 2003
