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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6313-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6313-2021
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Research article
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09 Dec 2021
Research article |
| 09 Dec 2021
| 09 Dec 2021
Mercury accumulation in leaves of different plant types – the significance of tissue age and specific leaf area
Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, P.O.
Box 461, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
Jenny Klingberg
Gothenburg Botanical Garden, Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22A, 41319
Gothenburg, Sweden
Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Carl Skottsbergs Gata 22B, 41319 Gothenburg, Sweden
Michelle Nerentorp
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Inc., P.O. Box 53021,
40014 Gothenburg, Sweden
Malin C. Broberg
Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, P.O.
Box 461, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
Brigitte Nyirambangutse
University of Rwanda, KK 737 Street, Gikondo, Kigali, P.O. Box 4285,
Kigali, Rwanda
Global Green Growth Institute, 19F Jeongdong Building, 21-15
Jeongdon-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04518, Republic of Korea
John Munthe
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Inc., P.O. Box 53021,
40014 Gothenburg, Sweden
Göran Wallin
Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, P.O.
Box 461, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Variation in the Mercury Concentrations and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Pristine and Managed Hemiboreal Peatlands A. Bārdule et al. 10.3390/land11091414
- Large-Scale Observations Support Aboveground Vegetation as an Important Biological Mercury Sink in the Tibetan Plateau Z. Chu et al. 10.1021/acs.est.3c05164
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- Seasonal variation of mercury concentration of ancient olive groves of Lebanon N. Tabaja et al. 10.5194/bg-20-619-2023
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- Occurrence and distribution of organic ultraviolet absorbents in soils and plants from a typical industrial area in South China Y. Lyu et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157383
- Mercury in a birch forest in SW Europe: Deposition flux by litterfall and pools in aboveground tree biomass and soils M. Méndez-López et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158937
- Upscaling mass adsorption and momentum transport in the crown of trees F. Valdés-Parada & J. Sánchez-Vargas 10.1063/5.0188495
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- Distribution characteristics of mercury concentration and estimation of mercury pools in different age groups of Larix gmelinii forests of Daxing'an Mountain R. Sa et al. 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122653
- Variation of Hg concentration and accumulation in the soil of maritime pine plantations along a coast-inland transect in SW Europe M. Méndez-López et al. 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116155
- Methylmercury content in soil and litter from the Amazonian rainforest and its potential fate during forest fires A. Fostier et al. 10.3389/fenvc.2023.1242915
- Tree-rings analysis to reconstruct atmospheric mercury contamination at a historical mining site D. Baroni et al. 10.3389/fpls.2023.1260431
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Short summary
Mercury is a problematic metal in the environment. It is crucial to understand the Hg circulation in ecosystems. We explored the mercury concentration in foliage from a diverse set of plants, locations and sampling periods to study the accumulation of Hg in leaves–needles over time. Mercury was always higher in older tissue: in broadleaved trees, conifers and wheat. Specific leaf area, the leaf area per unit leaf mass, turned out to be critical for Hg accumulation in leaves–needles.
Mercury is a problematic metal in the environment. It is crucial to understand the Hg...
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