mercury
; methylmercury derivative
; water pollutant
; bay
; chemistry
; Japan
; sediment
; water pollutant
; Bays
; Geologic Sediments
; Japan
; Mercury
; Methylmercury Compounds
; Water Pollutants, Chemical
Scopus学科分类:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
This study was carried out to evaluate the present-day chemical properties of methylmercury in surface sediment in Minamata Bay where a dredging project was completed 28 years ago. Present-day sediment from Minamata Bay consists of sandy silt, and the average loss-on-ignition in surface sediment was 7.0 � 2.3%. The average methylmercury concentrations in the upper sediment layers were significantly higher than those in the lower sediment layers. Currently, the concentrations in sediments in Minamata Bay do not exceed the Japanese regulatory standard value for mercury. The average concentration of methylmercury in Minamata Bay surface sediment was 1.74 � 1.0 ng/g on a dry weight basis (n = 107). The methylmercury concentration in Minamata Bay surface sediment was almost 16 times higher than that in surface sediment from Isahaya Bay surface sediment, which was 0.11 � 0.045 ng/g on a dry weight basis (n = 5). � 2016
Environmental Chemistry Section, Department of Environmental Science and Epidemiology, National Institute for Minamata Disease, 4058-18 Hama, Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan; Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan; Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki, Japan; International Mercury Laboratory Inc., Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan
Recommended Citation:
Matsuyama A.,Yano S.,Hisano A.,et al. Distribution and characteristics of methylmercury in surface sediment in Minamata Bay[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2016-01-01,109(1)