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Total gaseous mercury levels over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and around Iceland: Oceanic, volcanic and geothermal influences

Juan Yu, Bokun Li, Chen Sun, Lingen Bian, Zhouqing Xie
Geochemical Journal, Vol. 49, No. 5, P. 503-512, 2015

ABSTRACT

During the 5th China Arctic Research Expedition of the R/V Xuelong (June–September, 2012) total gaseous mercury (TGM) in the marine boundary layer along the route was measured. The spatial distribution of TGM was determined from Shanghai to the Bering Strait along the Northwestern-Pacific volcanic belt and around Iceland outside the Arctic Ocean. TGM ranged from 0.17 to 9.03 ng/m3 with a mean of 1.86 ± 1.21 ng/m3 (median: 1.55 ng/m3). Several peaks along the cruise exceeded 4.0 ng/m3. TGM means in leg1 and leg4 (near Japan) were 1.99 ± 0.71 ng/m3 and 2.56 ± 1.39 ng/m3, respectively. In leg2 and leg3 near the Kamchatka peninsula, TGM was 1.23 ± 0.55 ng/m3 and 2.78 ± 1.42 ng/m3, respectively. In leg5 near Iceland TGM was 1.39 ± 1.02 ng/m3 with relatively high value in Reykjavik harbor (mean: 1.91 ± 1.27 ng/m3). Based upon backward air trajectory, trace gas CO, meteorological/hydrologic data, and volcanic degassing information, relatively greater TGM values were associated with the role of ocean emissions, volcanic, and other geothermal activities.

KEYWORDS

atmospheric mercury, volcanic and geothermal activities, marine boundary layer

Supplementary Materials(file)

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/geochemj/49/5/49_2.0376/_supplement/_download/49_2.0376_1.pdf

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