Evaluation of Total Mercury in Sediments of the Descoberto River Environmental Protection Area—Brazil

Evaluation of Total Mercury in Sediments of the Descoberto River Environmental Protection Area—Brazil

To evaluate the total mercury accumulation (THg) in the Descoberto river basin environmental protection area (DREPA), nine sediment and water samples were collected from the Descoberto reservoir (lentic environment), and 23 in its tributaries (lotic environment), which are located in a densely urban...

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Main Authors: Joelma Ferreira Portela, João Pedro Rudrigues de Souza, Myller de Sousa Tonhá, José Vicente Elias Bernardi, Jérémie Garnier, Jurandir Rodrigues SouzaDe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
accumulation
water reservoir
total mercury
sediment
descoberto river basin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/1/154

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