Methylmercury produced in upper oceans accumulates in deep Mariana Trench fauna

Monomethylmercury is a toxin that humans can be exposed to after consumption of seafood in which it has bioaccumulated. Here the authors show that amphipods in the deepest point of the global ocean contain monomethylmercury with surface origins, suggesting rapid sinking of this toxin on particles.

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Main Authors:	Ruoyu Sun, Jingjing Yuan, Jeroen E. Sonke, Yanxu Zhang, Tong Zhang, Wang Zheng, Shun Chen, Mei Meng, Jiubin Chen, Yi Liu, Xiaotong Peng, Congqiang Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17045-3

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spelling	doaj-d50a58025bd844b08609d386f9a228462021-07-11T11:44:15ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-07-011111910.1038/s41467-020-17045-3Methylmercury produced in upper oceans accumulates in deep Mariana Trench faunaRuoyu Sun0Jingjing Yuan1Jeroen E. Sonke2Yanxu Zhang3Tong Zhang4Wang Zheng5Shun Chen6Mei Meng7Jiubin Chen8Yi Liu9Xiaotong Peng10Congqiang Liu11Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin UniversityInstitute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin UniversityLaboratoire Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, CNRS/Institute for Research and Development/Université Paul Sabatier–Toulouse IIISchool of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing UniversityCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai UniversityInstitute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin UniversityDeep Sea Science Division, Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin UniversityInstitute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin UniversityInstitute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin UniversityDeep Sea Science Division, Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of SciencesInstitute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin UniversityMonomethylmercury is a toxin that humans can be exposed to after consumption of seafood in which it has bioaccumulated. Here the authors show that amphipods in the deepest point of the global ocean contain monomethylmercury with surface origins, suggesting rapid sinking of this toxin on particles.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17045-3
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spellingShingle	Ruoyu Sun Jingjing Yuan Jeroen E. Sonke Yanxu Zhang Tong Zhang Wang Zheng Shun Chen Mei Meng Jiubin Chen Yi Liu Xiaotong Peng Congqiang Liu Methylmercury produced in upper oceans accumulates in deep Mariana Trench fauna Nature Communications
author_facet	Ruoyu Sun Jingjing Yuan Jeroen E. Sonke Yanxu Zhang Tong Zhang Wang Zheng Shun Chen Mei Meng Jiubin Chen Yi Liu Xiaotong Peng Congqiang Liu
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title	Methylmercury produced in upper oceans accumulates in deep Mariana Trench fauna
title_short	Methylmercury produced in upper oceans accumulates in deep Mariana Trench fauna
title_full	Methylmercury produced in upper oceans accumulates in deep Mariana Trench fauna
title_fullStr	Methylmercury produced in upper oceans accumulates in deep Mariana Trench fauna
title_full_unstemmed	Methylmercury produced in upper oceans accumulates in deep Mariana Trench fauna
title_sort	methylmercury produced in upper oceans accumulates in deep mariana trench fauna
publisher	Nature Publishing Group
series	Nature Communications
issn	2041-1723
publishDate	2020-07-01
description	Monomethylmercury is a toxin that humans can be exposed to after consumption of seafood in which it has bioaccumulated. Here the authors show that amphipods in the deepest point of the global ocean contain monomethylmercury with surface origins, suggesting rapid sinking of this toxin on particles.
url	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17045-3
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Methylmercury produced in upper oceans accumulates in deep Mariana Trench fauna

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