Determination of mercury methylation potential in the presence of peat organic matter

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributorUniversity of Brasília - UNB
dc.contributorUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:01:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-20T00:58:43Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:01:10Z
dc.date.available2022-12-20T00:58:43Z
dc.date.created2022-04-28T19:01:10Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-01
dc.identifierFunctions of Natural Organic Matter in Changing Environment, v. 9789400756342, p. 709-714.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/220393
dc.identifier10.1007/978-94-007-5634-2_129
dc.identifier2-s2.0-84932619257
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/5400522
dc.description.abstractMethylmercury (MeHg) is a neurotoxin pollutant that accumulates in organisms and biomagnifies along the trophic chain. It is formed by the transfer of a methyl group to inorganic mercury (Hg). This transformation, termed methylation, can occur as a result of microbial activity, photochemical transfer of the methyl group, or interaction with humic substances present in water bodies, with microbial activity showing the greatest methylation potential. In this work, the formation of MeHg was observed over a period of 22 days, in the presence of peat rich in organic matter (OM), together with either Hg0 or Hg2+. Analyses were made of pH, redox potential (EH), and dissolved oxygen (DO).
dc.languageeng
dc.relationFunctions of Natural Organic Matter in Changing Environment
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectMercury
dc.subjectMethylation
dc.subjectOrganic matter
dc.titleDetermination of mercury methylation potential in the presence of peat organic matter
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