Mercury stable isotopes in the ocean: Analytical methods, cycling, and application as tracers

Z Zhou, H Wang, Y Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) has seven stable isotopes that can be utilized to trace the sources of Hg and
evaluate the importance of transport and transformation processes in the cycling of Hg in the …

Decoding the marine biogeochemical cycling of mercury by stable mercury isotopes

L Yang, B Yu, D Han, K Zhang, H Liu… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The oceans, serving as some of the most extensive reservoirs of mercury (Hg) on Earth, play
an essential role in the global Hg biogeochemical circulation, as a sink for atmospheric …

Determination of the Isotopic Composition of Aqueous Mercury in a Paddy Ecosystem Using Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films

H Yin, H Yao, W Yuan, CJ Lin, X Fu, R Yin… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Measuring the isotopic composition of Hg in natural waters is challenging due to the
ultratrace level of aqueous Hg (ng L–1). At least 5 ng of Hg mass is required for Hg isotopic …

Online determination of mercury isotopic compositions at ultratrace levels by automated purge and trap coupled with multicollector inductively coupled plasma-mass …

L Yang, B Yu, H Liu, X Ji, C Xiao, Y Liang… - Journal of Analytical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Characterizing natural mercury (Hg) isotopic compositions in geological and environmental
matrices provides a better understanding of the biogeochemical cycles of Hg. However …

Mercury isotope compositions in seawater and marine fish revealed the sources and processes of mercury in the food web within differing marine compartments

S Yang, P Li, K Sun, N Wei, J Liu, X Feng - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities and climate change have significantly increased mercury (Hg)
levels in seawater. However, the processes and sources of Hg in differing marine …

Mercury isotope composition in open water corals of South China Sea: Implication for atmospheric mercury deposition pathways into tropical oceans

R Zhang, R Sun, Y Liu, S Li, F Cao… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The deposition of different atmospheric mercury (Hg) species into oceans determines the
atmospheric Hg lifetime and the production of neurotoxin methylmercury. Yet, the relative …

Mercury's poisonous pulse: Blazing a new path for aquatic conservation with eco-friendly mitigation strategies

ES Okeke, CEI Nwankwo, WM Owonikoko… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Many compounds and inorganic elements released from natural and anthropogenic origins
contaminate the environment and are implicated in catastrophes involving most biologically …

Continuous Flow–Double Purge and Trap Method for Preconcentrating Mercury in Large Volumes of Seawater for Stable Isotope Analysis

M He, S Lv, R Yin, Y Zhang, K Lin, S Wang… - Analytical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) isotopes provide a useful tool to understand Hg sources and processes in the
environment. The Hg isotopic composition of seawater remains poorly constrained due to …

[HTML][HTML] Atmospheric Hg (0) dry deposition over environmental surfaces: Insights from mercury isotope fractionation

Y Liu, H Liu, Y Guo, D Lu, X Hou, J Shi, Y Yin… - Eco-Environment & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Atmospheric Hg (0) dry deposition is a vital process that significantly affects the global
distribution and cycling of Hg. However, significant knowledge gaps and challenges persist …

Efficient preconcentration of ultra-trace rhenium from geological materials via induced adsorption for accurate isotope analysis

Y Liu, T Chen, T Li, W Li, Q Hong… - Journal of Analytical Atomic …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Rhenium (Re) and its isotopes offer valuable information for understanding various
geological processes throughout Earth's history. However, Re isotope analysis remains …