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    The Role of Microorganisms in Elemental Mercury Formation in Natural Waters

    Gas evasion of elemental Hg (Hg°) from the open ocean plays a prominent role in the global mercury cycle. Elemental Hg is formed primarily by reduction of ionic Hg in the mixed layer of aquatic systems. By cul...

    R. P. Mason, F. M. M. Morel, H. F. Hemond in Mercury as a Global Pollutant (1995)

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    Bioaccumulation of Mercury and Methylmercury

    The factors controlling the accumulation of mercury in fish are poorly understood. The oil invoked lipid solubility of MMHg is an inadequate explanation because inorganic Hg complexes, which are not bioaccumul...

    R. P. Mason, J. R. Reinfelder, F. M. M. Morel in Mercury as a Global Pollutant (1995)