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Articles | Volume 19, issue 15
Articles | Volume 19, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3663-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3663-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 15
Research article
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05 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 05 Aug 2022

Assessing the spatial and temporal variability of methylmercury biogeochemistry and bioaccumulation in the Mediterranean Sea with a coupled 3D model

Ginevra Rosati, Donata Canu, Paolo Lazzari, and Cosimo Solidoro

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Methylmercury (MeHg) is produced and bioaccumulated in marine food webs, posing concerns for human exposure through seafood consumption. We modeled and analyzed the fate of MeHg in the lower food web of the Mediterranean Sea. The modeled spatial–temporal distribution of plankton bioaccumulation differs from the distribution of MeHg in surface water. We also show that MeHg exposure concentrations in temperate waters can be lowered by winter convection, which is declining due to climate change.
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