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The open sea as the main source of methylmercury in the water column of the Gulf of Lions (Northwestern Mediterranean margin)

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Despite the ecologic and economical importance of coastal areas, the neurotoxic bioaccumulable monomethylmercury (MMHg) fluxes within the ocean margins and exchanges with the open sea remain unassessed. The aim of this paper is to address the questions of the abundance, distribution, production and exchanges of methylated mercury species (MeHgT), including MMHg and dimethylmercury (DMHg), in the waters, atmosphere and sediments of the Northwestern Mediterranean margin including the Rhône River delta, the continental shelf and its slope (Gulf of Lions) and the adjacent open sea (North Gyre).

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hal-01485421 , version 1 (08-03-2017)

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Daniel Cossa, Jorg Schafer, Xavier Durrieu de Madron, Jean-Jacques Naudin. The open sea as the main source of methylmercury in the water column of the Gulf of Lions (Northwestern Mediterranean margin). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017, ⟨10.1016/j.gca.2016.11.037⟩. ⟨hal-01485421⟩
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