Articles | Volume 20, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1459-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1459-2023
Research article
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14 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 14 Apr 2023

Role of formation and decay of seston organic matter in the fate of methylmercury within the water column of a eutrophic lake

Laura Balzer, Carluvy Baptista-Salazar, Sofi Jonsson, and Harald Biester

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2022-170', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Sep 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Laura Balzer, 18 Nov 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2022-170', Anonymous Referee #2, 03 Nov 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Laura Balzer, 18 Nov 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (25 Nov 2022) by Sebastian Naeher
AR by Laura Balzer on behalf of the Authors (30 Dec 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Jan 2023) by Sebastian Naeher
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (31 Jan 2023)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (02 Feb 2023)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 Feb 2023) by Sebastian Naeher
AR by Laura Balzer on behalf of the Authors (01 Mar 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (12 Mar 2023) by Sebastian Naeher
AR by Laura Balzer on behalf of the Authors (18 Mar 2023)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Toxic methylmercury (MeHg) in lakes can be enriched in fish and is harmful for humans. Phytoplankton is the entry point for MeHg into the aquatic food chain. We investigated seasonal MeHg concentrations in plankton of a productive lake. Our results show that high amounts of MeHg occur in algae and suspended matter in lakes and that productive lakes are hot spots of MeHg formation, which is mainly controlled by decomposition of algae organic matter and water-phase redox conditions.
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