Title
Sediment methyl and total mercury concentrations along the Georgia and Louisiana inner shelf, USA
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-15-2009
Abstract
There is a paucity of information of the distribution of mercury (Hg) in continental-shelf sediments. On average, total Hg concentrations were four times greater along the Louisiana (LA) shelf than along the Georgia (GA) shelf. Methyl Hg was only twice as great in the LA coastal sediments than in GA sediments. Methyl Hg was correlated with organic matter in sandy GA sediments, whereas it was correlated with total Hg in the LA sediments. Therefore, using single-sediment-characteristics to extrapolate methyl Hg concentrations between geographical locations may not be accurate. Site- and sediment-specific calibrations of models are required to more accurately predict the extent of Hg methylation. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Analytical Letters
First Page
1219
Last Page
1231
Recommended Citation
White, J., Delaune, R., Li, C., & Bentley, S. (2009). Sediment methyl and total mercury concentrations along the Georgia and Louisiana inner shelf, USA. Analytical Letters, 42 (8), 1219-1231. https://doi.org/10.1080/00032710902901947