Using Mercury Stable Isotopes to Quantify Bidirectional Water-Atmosphere Hg(0) Exchange Fluxes and Explore Controlling Factors

In this study, exchange fluxes and Hg isotope fractionation during water-atmosphere Hg(0) exchange were investigated at three lakes in China. Water-atmosphere exchange was overall characterized by net Hg(0) emissions, with lake-specific mean exchange fluxes ranging from 0.9 to 1.8 ng m-2 h-1, which produced negative δ202Hg (mean: -1.61 to -0.03‰) and Δ199Hg (-0.34 to -0.16‰) values. Emission-controlled experiments conducted using Hg-free air over the water surface at Hongfeng lake (HFL) showed negative δ202Hg and Δ199Hg in Hg(0) emitted from water, and similar values were observed between daytime (mean δ202Hg: -0.95‰, Δ199Hg: -0.25‰) and nighttime (δ202Hg: -1.00‰, Δ199Hg: -0.26‰). Results of the Hg isotope suggest that Hg(0) emission from water is mainly controlled by photochemical Hg(0) production in water. Deposition-controlled experiments at HFL showed that heavier Hg(0) isotopes (mean ε202Hg: -0.38‰) preferentially deposited to water, likely indicating an important role of aqueous Hg(0) oxidation played during the deposition process. A Δ200Hg mixing model showed that lake-specific mean emission fluxes from water surfaces were 2.1-4.1 ng m-2 h-1 and deposition fluxes to water surfaces were 1.2-2.3 ng m-2 h-1 at the three lakes. Results from the this study indicate that atmospheric Hg(0) deposition to water surfaces indeed plays an important role in Hg cycling between atmosphere and water bodies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

Enthalten in:

Environmental science & technology - 57(2023), 29 vom: 25. Juli, Seite 10673-10685

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Xuewu [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xian [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Qianwen [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Kaihui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Leiming [VerfasserIn]
Sommar, Jonas [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Guangyi [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Xinbin [VerfasserIn]

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059QF0KO0R
Atmosphere Hg(0) exchange
Deposition
Emission
FXS1BY2PGL
Isotopes
Journal Article
Lakes
MDF
MIF
Mercury
Mercury Isotopes
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Stable Hg isotope
Water

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Date Completed 26.07.2023

Date Revised 26.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.est.3c01273

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358799570