Fate and Transport of Mercury through Waterflows in a Tropical Rainforest

Knowledge gaps of mercury (Hg) biogeochemical processes in the tropical rainforest limit our understanding of the global Hg mass budget. In this study, we applied Hg stable isotope tracing techniques to quantitatively understand the Hg fate and transport during the waterflows in a tropical rainforest including open-field precipitation, throughfall, and runoff. Hg concentrations in throughfall are 1.5-2 times of the levels in open-field rainfall. However, Hg deposition contributed by throughfall and open-field rainfall is comparable due to the water interception by vegetative biomasses. Runoff from the forest shows nearly one order of magnitude lower Hg concentration than those in throughfall. In contrast to the positive Δ199Hg and Δ200Hg signatures in open-field rainfall, throughfall water exhibits nearly zero signals of Δ199Hg and Δ200Hg, while runoff shows negative Δ199Hg and Δ200Hg signals. Using a binary mixing model, Hg in throughfall and runoff is primarily derived from atmospheric Hg0 inputs, with average contributions of 65 ± 18 and 91 ± 6%, respectively. The combination of flux and isotopic modeling suggests that two-thirds of atmospheric Hg2+ input is intercepted by vegetative biomass, with the remaining atmospheric Hg2+ input captured by the forest floor. Overall, these findings shed light on simulation of Hg cycle in tropical forests.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Environmental science & technology - 58(2024), 11 vom: 19. März, Seite 4968-4978

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yuan, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xun [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Che-Jen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ge [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Nantao [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Longyu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Huazheng [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Jinlong [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Xinbin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
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Journal Article
Mercury
Mercury isotope
Runoff
Throughfall
Tropical rainforest
Water
Wet deposition

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Date Completed 20.03.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.est.3c09265

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369418573