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Dimethylmercury Production In Freshwater Sediments, David C. Kelly
Dimethylmercury Production In Freshwater Sediments, David C. Kelly
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Dimethylmercury (DMHg) has been examined almost exclusively in marine environments to date, plays an uncertain role in the global cycling of Hg, and is produced by a currently unknown mechanism in natural systems. We examined DMHg production in microcosms containing 100 cm3 of freshwater sediment sampled from 3 wetlands and a lake near Dayton, Ohio. DMHg was produced from all sediments analyzed, and found that production is increased significantly by the addition of inorganic Hg from ~0.1pM to ~10pM, its production is unaffected by autoclaving the sediment, and organic carbon additions had no discernible effect on production. Its total concentrations …