Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4415-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4415-2022
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14 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 14 Sep 2022

Internal tree cycling and atmospheric archiving of mercury: examination with concentration and stable isotope analyses

David S. McLagan, Harald Biester, Tomas Navrátil, Stephan M. Kraemer, and Lorenz Schwab

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IsoplotR: a free and open toolbox for geochronology (https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=IsoplotR) P. Vermeesch https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2018.04.001

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Spruce and larch trees are effective archiving species for historical atmospheric mercury using growth rings of bole wood. Mercury stable isotope analysis proved an effective tool to characterise industrial mercury signals and assess mercury uptake pathways (leaf uptake for both wood and bark) and mercury cycling within the trees. These data detail important information for understanding the mercury biogeochemical cycle particularly in forest systems.
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