Mercury concentration in the sediments as a function of changing climate in coastal zone of Southern Baltic Sea – preliminary results

Mercury concentration in the sediments as a function of changing climate in coastal zone of Southern Baltic Sea – preliminary results

Mercury, despite of its many uses in industry, is also highly toxic. It is highly neurotoxic, and because of the ability of mercury to penetrate placental barrier, in some countries ban on predatory fish consumption (the main route of mercury into human organism) by pregnant women was introduced. Th...

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Main Authors: Bełdowska M., Jędruch A., Bełdowski J., Szubska M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Subjects:
mercury
porewater
sediments
climate change
coastal zone
aquatic vascular plants
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130106002

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