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| Title |
Lacustrine Responses to Decreasing Wet Mercury Deposition RatesResults from a Case Study in Northern Minnesota
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| Published in |
Environmental Science & Technology, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1021/es500301a |
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| Authors |
Mark E. Brigham, Mark B. Sandheinrich, David A. Gay, Ryan P. Maki, David P. Krabbenhoft, James G. Wiener |
| Abstract |
We present a case study comparing metrics of methylmercury (MeHg) contamination for four undeveloped lakes in Voyageurs National Park to wet atmospheric deposition of mercury (Hg), sulfate (SO4(-2)), and hydrogen ion (H+) in northern Minnesota. Annual wet Hg, SO4(-2), and H+ deposition rates at two nearby precipitation monitoring sites indicate considerable decreases from 1998 to 2012 (mean decreases of 32, 48, and 66%, respectively). Consistent with decreases in the atmospheric pollutants, epilimnetic aqueous methylmercury (MeHgaq) and mercury in small yellow perch (Hgfish) decreased in two of four lakes (mean decreases of 46.5% and 34.5%, respectively, between 2001 and 2012). Counter to decreases in the atmospheric pollutants, MeHgaq increased by 85% in a third lake, whereas Hgfish increased by 80%. The fourth lake had two disturbances in its watershed during the study period (forest fire; changes in shoreline inundation due to beaver activity); this lake lacked overall trends in MeHgaq and Hgfish. The diverging responses among the study lakes exemplify the complexity of ecosystem responses to decreased loads of atmospheric pollutants. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 38 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 23% |
| Researcher | 7 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 15% |
| Professor | 5 | 13% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 14 | 36% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 6 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 10% |
| Engineering | 3 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 May 2021.
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