Mercury and the estuarine marsh clam, Rangia cuneata gray. II. uptake, tissue distribution and depuration

During a two-week period, Rangia rapidly accumulates mercury (as mercuric chloride) from dilute solution (0·03–0·05 ppm) with the majority being located in gill and mantle tissue. Initial depuration (5 h) in clean seawater is rapid in all tissues. From 10–192 h concentrations of mercury in gill, foot and adductor muscles remain stable while mantle, haemolymph and viscera levels continue to fluctuate in a manner suggesting internal redistribution of mercury. After eight days of depuration, the viscera contains the most mercury and appears to be the only tissue to increase its proportionate share of the total tissue mercury. After fifteen weeks of depuration, residual mercury in whole clams is about 20% of initial concentrations. Acute decreases in salinity (15% S to 2% S) enhance Rangia's ability to depurate mercury.     

中国北方四条河口的汞——以大辽河、鸭绿江、滦河、东村河为例

分别于1989年，1992年，1991年8月，1991年5月对大辽河口、鸭绿江口、滦河口、东村河口水体中总汞进行了取样和分析，其中又对大辽河口和东村河口进行了溶解态汞的分析。大辽河口和东村河口溶解态汞的含量分别为85～460ng/L和180～500ng/L，平均值分别为210和324ng/L；总汞含量分别为95～550和400～1000ng/L，平均值分别为310和640ng/L。大辽河河流段和河口段溶解态汞和颗粒态汞是主要存在形式。河口溶解态汞和颗粒态汞随氯度变化趋势相似。东村河口溶解态汞约占50%。鸭绿江口和滦河口总汞含量分别为30～2500和3700～6700ng/L，平均值分别为700和5700ng/L。鸭绿江口总汞随氯度变化趋势与随浊度变化趋势一致。而在滦河口总汞含量随两者变化趋势则不同。还讨论了滦河口、东村河口、鸭绿江口和大辽河口汞的污染程度。     

黄河迳流对汞存在、迁移、形态和归宿的影响(英文)

于1983—1985年采集黄河口及邻海沉积物、海水及悬浮颗粒物样品,测定了底质总汞、海水总汞、溶解总汞、无机汞及悬浮颗粒物总汞。所测定的各种汞的形态均列于世界河口区最低的浓度水平。枯水期无机汞和海水总汞分布相对均匀。丰水期溶解总汞分布均匀,而无机汞、颗粒汞和海水总汞都显示出与盐度、颗粒物含量相似的梯度分布。显示了黄河迳流及所携带大量悬浮颗粒物的重要影响。黄河水的无机特征和海水相对高的有机物含量,使无机汞入海后部分转变成有机汞,同时海水与河水的颗粒汞出现明显差别。底质汞与中值粒径线性相关,颗粒汞与颗粒物含量双曲线相关。近河口区盐度、颗粒物含量及颗粒汞含量有明显分层现象。     

Natural dispersion of mercury from Puhipuhi,northland, New Zealand

The mercury content of sediments and water in the Wairua (Wairoa) River, Northland, and of molluscs from the estuary of the river was determined to establish the extent of natural dispersion of mercury from deposits at the source of the river at Puhipuhi. The mercury content per gram wet weight of cockles, Chione stutchburyi, (0.032 ppm); rock oysters, Crassostrea glomerata, (0.081 ppm); pipi Paphies australe, (0.019 ppm); and green‐lipped mussels, Perna canaliculus, (0.017 ppm) was compared with that of specimens of the same species from other areas where presumably only background concentrations exist. Mercury could be detected in sediments at least 35 km from the deposits, but in water only up to about 8 km. Normal background levels were established for the soft parts and individual organs of the four species of mollusc investigated; of the molluscs found in the estuary of the Wairua River, only C. glomerata had anomalous amounts of mercury, but whether this indicates abnormally high mercury levels in the environment is unknown, because many other factors still need to be evaluated. Mercury levels of all molluscs were well below the generally accepted safety level of 0.5 ppm for fish for human consumption.     

Mercury pollution in sediments,benthic organisms and inshore fishes of Haifa Bay,Israel

Total mercury concentrations were determined in surficial sediments, eleven species of benthic organisms and six species of fish from Haifa Bay, Israel. The results show that essentially all of the shallow water zone of the Bay receives anthropogenic mercury. A mercury-cell chlor-alkali plant was identified as the source of pollution. Surficial sediments in the vicinity of the plant, containing up to 0·99 μg Hg/g dry weight, were up to 157 times enriched in mercury relative to an unpolluted area. Mercury levels in the benthic organisms reflected the levels in the sediments. Maximal concentrations reaching 38·7 and 18·2 μg Hg/g dry weight were found in the carnivorous gastropod molluscs Arcularia circumcinta and Arcularia gibbosula, respectively. In all fish species, specimens caught in Haifa Bay had higher mercury concentrations in the muscle tissue than specimens caught south of the Bay. A maximal value of 1·66 μg Hg/g wet weight was recorded in Diplodus sargus.     

环雷州半岛海域表层沉积物与鲬鱼汞污染研究

对2018年1月在广东环雷州半岛近海海域采集的海底表层沉积物、鲬鱼(Platycephalus indicus)进行汞含量的测定,分析比较了鲬鱼不同部位汞含量的差异,并采用单因子污染指数法对沉积物和鲬鱼的汞污染状况进行了风险评价。结果表明,环雷州半岛海域表层沉积物中汞含量范围为0.005×10^-6～0.359×10^-6,平均值为0.081×10^-6,雷州半岛东部海域表层沉积物汞含量高于南部和西部海域。鲬鱼的鳃中汞含量范围为0.032×10^-6～0.034×10^-6,平均值为0.033×10^-6;肌肉中的汞含量范围为0.065×10^-6～0.080×10^-6,平均值为0.073×10^-6;肝脏中的汞含量范围为0.228×10^-6～0.270×10^-6,平均值为0.249×10^-6。鲬鱼样品的汞含量都呈现出肝脏＞肌肉＞鳃。单因子污染指数评价结果显示,雷州半岛海域鲬鱼受到汞的轻微污染,雷州半岛东部海域表层沉积物存在汞污染生态风险,而其南部、西部海域尚未受到汞污染的威胁。     

Influence of submarine fumaroles on the distribution of mercury in the sediment of Kagoshima Bay,Japan

To estimate the influence of mercury emitted from submarine fumaroles, the horizontal and vertical distribution of mercury in sediment of Kagoshima Bay was studied. The fumaroles are located in the northern bay head area, and the sediment samples had been taken from 52 points throughout the bay with a gravity core sampler. The core samples obtained were cut at a thickness of 1–2 cm and used for measurements. The total concentration of mercury in surface sediment in the northern and central areas of the bay was 51–679 μg kg^− 1 (average 199 μg kg^− 1, n = 22) and 23–100 μg kg^− 1 (average 55 μg kg^− 1, n = 30), respectively. The highest value was obtained in the vicinity of the fumaroles. The mercury concentration in sediment near the fumaroles varied with depth, which may reflect the variation in fumarolic activity. A successive extraction method was applied to the speciation of mercury in the sediment. The results showed that sediment taken in the vicinity of submarine fumaroles contained a higher percentage of mercury bound with organic matter.     

Pattern and annual rates of Scrobicularia plana mercury bioaccumulation in a human induced mercury gradient (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)

Due to the lack of knowledge regarding annual bioaccumulation rates in estuarine and marine fauna, the main aim of this work was to study the annual mercury bioaccumulation in the well-documented bivalve species Scrobicularia plana along a human induced mercury gradient in the Ria de Aveiro coastal lagoon (Portugal) and in a nearby, non-polluted system (Mondego estuary), parallel to the risks associated with its consumption by humans.Minimum total mercury concentration was as low as 0.019 mg kg⁻¹ (wwt) in 4+ year old organisms in the reference site, where a significant negative correlation (p < 0.05) was found between total mercury concentrations and size, resulting in negative bioaccumulation rates (detoxification). On the other hand, values reached 1.8 mg kg⁻¹ (wwt) in 3+ year old bivalves from the most contaminated area, where a strong positive correlation with size was found (p < 0.01) and annual bioaccumulation rates were as high as 0.25 mg kg⁻¹ yr⁻¹. Annual bioaccumulation rates were highly correlated with suspended particulate matter mercury concentrations. Even though the levels of organic mercury contents increased parallel to the contamination gradient, at each sampling station, no increment was found with age, which corresponded to a decrease in organic mercury percentage with age.In terms of ecological management and public health, the ratio of 0.01 consistently found between Scrobicularia plana annual mercury accumulation rates and SPM mercury levels for most sites may permit to roughly estimate S. plana contamination of commercial sized individuals (>2.5 cm) and, if verified and confirmed in other systems, be used as a simple management tool.     

Response of embryos of the american oyster, Crassostrea virginica, to heavy metal mixtures

The response of embryos of the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica, to various combinations of two or three metals (copper, mercury and zinc as the nitrates and chlorides) was studied in the laboratory at the optimal temperature and salinity regime for their development. The experimental design was a 3 × 3 × 3 factorial experiment using copper concentrations of 0,8 and 16 ppb; zinc concentrations of 0, 100 and 200 ppb and mercury concentrations of 0, 6 and 10 ppb. Highly significant toxic synergism was observed in the copper-zinc mixtures and three-metal mixtures of both salts, particularly at high concentrations. Although the chloride salt appeared to be slightly more toxic than the nitrate salt, the overall difference was not significant.     

The excretion of heavy metals by the salt marsh cord grass,Spartina alterniflora,and Spartina&#x27;s role in mercury cycling

Excreted salts and leaves from the Salt Marsh Cordgrass Spartina alterniflora were collected from two different sites. One site, Piles Creek (PC), is near heavily industrialized Linden, New Jersey, USA. The other site, Big Sheepshead Creek (BSC), is located near non-industrialized Tuckerton, New Jersey, USA. PC soil concentrations of mercury were 18·17 ± 7·67 ppm, while BSC soil concentrations were 0·22 ± 0·04 ppm. Spartina leaves from PC contained 0·16 ± 0·07 ppm of mercury, and BSC leaves contained 0·02 ± 0·0 ppm. Laboratory studies showed that S. alterniflora from both sites was capable of excreting mercury. Field collected salts from PC Spartina plants contained 0·11 ± 0·02 ppm of mercury, 2·60 ± 0·52 ppm of cadmium and 11·98 ± 0·94 ppm of zinc. These levels of heavy metals were as much as five- and-a-half times the concentrations of these metals found in ambient sea salts.     

厦门港湾潮间带沉积物中汞的赋存形态及其释放动力学

所研究的沉积物样品采自福建省厦门市的港湾潮问带地区,选择了10μg／dm’的汞标准使用液对采集回来的沉积物样品进行了预污染处理,利用预污染后的沉积物样品,在实验室中进行了一系列的汞释放动力学实验．实验结果表明,汞的释放量较低,达到释放平衡时的释放量小于5μg／kg,释放过程可分为2个阶段：前8h为快速释放阶段,之后为慢速释放阶段,大约在24h达释放平衡．采用了Tessier五步提取法对未污染过的沉积物原样及进行过预污染处理的沉积物样品进行了汞的形态分析,结果表明通过污染实验吸附到沉积物上的汞的各形态含量大小顺序为：HgS为主的惰性汞〉单质汞〉盐酸溶无机汞及甲基汞〉有机结合、螯合态汞〉水溶态、交换态等活性汞．     

Interactions of chlorpyrifos and methyl mercury: a mechanistic approach to assess chemical mixtures

The mechanism of interaction between chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate insecticide, and methyl mercury was assessed utilizing the amphipod, Hyalella azteca. Previous studies have demonstrated that chlorpyrifos and methyl mercury interact additively with survival as the endpoint. In addition, exposure to chlorpyrifos and methyl mercury increased the accumulation and decreased the elimination of methyl mercury. To further examine the mechanism responsible for these interactions, the in vivo and in vitro inhibition of acetylcholinesterase enzyme activity was assessed following exposure to methyl mercury and chlorpyrifos. In vivo, methyl mercury antagonized the effects of chlorpyrifos on acetylcholinesterase inhibition. Additional studies demonstrated that methyl mercury did not affect the in vitro bioactivation of chlorpyrifos or the subsequent inhibition of acetylcholinesterase enzyme activity. Chemical-chemical interactions were examined utilizing chromatographic techniques and suggested the formation of a chlorpyrifos-methyl mercury complex. The formation of this complex may result in increased accumulation of methyl mercury, apparent additive toxicity, and protection against chlorpyrifos-mediated acetylcholinesterase inhibition.     

天津新港褶牡蛎体内Hg和As含量的季节变化

本文研究了1983年5月—1984年2月天津新港褶牡蛎(Ostrea plicatula)体内Hg和As含量的季节变化。结果表明:牡蛎体内的Hg含量在秋季与冬季略高,夏季偏低;而As含量以春末和夏季较高,冬季最低。在牡蛎体内Hg的含量范围为0.118—0.235mg╱kg(干重),年平均值为O.183mg╱kg。As的含量范围为1.20—25.98mg/kg(干重),年平均值为19.46mg╱kg。     

The excretion of heavy metals by the salt marsh cord grass,Spartina alterniflora, and Spartina's role in mercury cycling

Excreted salts and leaves from the Salt Marsh Cordgrass Spartina alterniflora were collected from two different sites. One site, Piles Creek (PC), is near heavily industrialized Linden, New Jersey, USA. The other site, Big Sheepshead Creek (BSC), is located near non-industrialized Tuckerton, New Jersey, USA. PC soil concentrations of mercury were 18·17 ± 7·67 ppm, while BSC soil concentrations were 0·22 ± 0·04 ppm. Spartina leaves from PC contained 0·16 ± 0·07 ppm of mercury, and BSC leaves contained 0·02 ± 0·0 ppm. Laboratory studies showed that S. alterniflora from both sites was capable of excreting mercury. Field collected salts from PC Spartina plants contained 0·11 ± 0·02 ppm of mercury, 2·60 ± 0·52 ppm of cadmium and 11·98 ± 0·94 ppm of zinc. These levels of heavy metals were as much as five- and-a-half times the concentrations of these metals found in ambient sea salts.     

汞、砷、铬、苯酚对东方对虾幼体急性致毒的实验研究

通过实验室内的短期实验评价了砷、汞、铬、苯酚对东方对虾溞状幼体和糠虾幼体的毒性分别给出了各毒性对不同对虾幼体的96h LC_(50)。     

Mercury fluxes between an impacted coastal lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean

The objective was to estimate the seasonal and inter-tidal variability of dissolved and particulate mercury fluxes between the Ria de Aveiro (Portugal) and the Atlantic Ocean. The mercury fluxes were estimated by means of a two-dimensional vertically integrated hydrodynamic model. Results showed that the particulate fraction plays an important role in the transport of mercury while the contribution of the seston fraction to the transport of mercury was always <0.5%. During spring tides, in summer, about 2% of mercury transported in seston was present in an organic form. The mass balance for the mercury fractions revealed that the mercury export to the Atlantic Ocean varied with season and tidal regime, mainly in terms of the relative importance of the dissolved and particulate fractions. An approximate range of values for the annual mass balance between 42 and 77 kg shows that the export of dissolved and particulate mercury makes little impact on the near shore region of the Atlantic Ocean and that the recovery of the lagoon from mercury contamination is likely to remain a long-term issue.     

Hg,Cu,Cd,Zn 对真鲷仔鱼的急性毒性研究

本文采用静水生物试验法测定了Hg,Cu,Cd,Zn对真鲷仔鱼(2周龄)的急性毒性。结果表明:Hg,Cu,Cd,Zn对真鲷仔鱼24h的LC_(50)分别为0.025,0.31,5.00和3.70 mg/L,48h的LC_(50)分别为0.016,0.24,1.72和2.22mg/L,72h的LC_(50)分别为0.006,0.11,O.56和0.92mg/L,96h的LC_(50)分别为O.004,0.07,0.27和0.44 mg/L。Hg,Cu对真鲷仔鱼的影响极为显著,Zn,Cd的影响虽然很大,但比Hg,Cu低得多。Cd的毒性比Zn强,但毒理作用较为缓慢。4种重金属的毒性顺序为Hg>Cu>Cd>Zn。     

舟山滩涂生物体内汞的化学形态及其分布特征

在海洋环境污染中,汞是一个重要的污染物。海洋环境中的汞主要以有机态和无机态二种化学形态存在。汞对生物的影响,不仅取决于它的浓度,而且与其存在形态及生物学特性等有着密切的关系。海洋生物对汞特别是有机汞有着较大的富集能力。汞在生物体内的富     

Variation in the mobilization of mercury into Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus chicks in coastal saltpans,as revealed by stable isotopes

Causes of variation in mobilization of mercury into Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus chicks were studied through analysis of stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen. Blood and breast feathers were collected from chicks in coastal saltpans during successive breeding seasons. Detritus samples and potential prey (macroinvertebrates) were also collected. Total mercury concentrations and stable isotope signatures were measured using atomic absorption spectroscopy and isotope ratio mass spectrometry respectively. Mercury levels in Chironomidae, Corixidae and Hydrophilidae correlated with mercury levels in chick feathers. Differences of δ¹⁵N signatures between macroinvertebrate groups indicated that they belong to different trophic levels. δ¹⁵N signatures of invertebrates correlated with mercury levels in invertebrates and chicks, but not with δ¹⁵N signatures in chicks. Between-group and between-site differences of δ¹⁵N signatures and mercury levels in invertebrates suggested that they contribute differently to mercury mobilization into chicks, and their relative contribution depends on prey availability in each site. Inter-site differences in the biomagnification factor reinforced that idea. δ¹³C signatures in invertebrates marked a larger range of carbon sources than just detritus. Variation of water inflow regime and prey availability may cause between-group and between-site differences of δ¹³C signatures in prey. Discrepancies between feather and blood for δ¹³C signatures in Praias-Sado and Vaia suggested that temporal variation of prey availability may be the main factor affecting mercury mobilization into chicks in both those cases, since their water inflow regimes are the same. The lowest levels of δ¹³C signatures in Vau suggested that water inflow regime may be the main factor in this case, since no discrepancy existed in δ¹³C signatures between blood and feather.     

Complexation of mercury by dissolved organic matter in surface waters of Galveston Bay, Texas

The chemical speciation of dissolved mercury in surface waters of Galveston Bay was determined using the concentrations of mercury-complexing ligands and conditional stability constants of mercury-ligand complexes. Two classes of natural ligands associated with dissolved organic matter were determined by a competitive ligand exchange-solvent solvent extraction (CLE-SSE) method: a strong class (L_s), ranging from 19 to 93 pM with an average conditional stability constant (K_HgLs) of 10²⁸, and a weak class (L_w) ranging from 1.4 to 9.8 nM with an average K_HgLs of 10²³. The range of conditional stability constants between mercury and natural ligands suggested that sulfides and thiolates are important binding sites for dissolved mercury in estuarine waters. A positive correlation between the estuarine distribution of dissolved glutathione and that of mercury-complexing ligands supported this suggestion. Thermodynamic equilibrium modeling using stability constants for HgL, HgCl_x, Hg(OH)_x, and HgCl(OH) and concentrations of each ligand demonstrated that almost all of the dissolved mercury (> 99%) in Galveston Bay was complexed by natural ligands associated with dissolved organic matter. The importance of low concentrations of high-affinity ligands that may originate in the biological system (i.e., glutathione and phytochelatin) suggests that the greater portion of bulk dissolved organic matter may not be important for mercury complexation in estuarine surface waters.