Coastal erosion-a "new" land-based source of labile mercury to the marine environment.

ABSTRACT: Mercury (Hg) can be introduced into the marine environment in many different ways. In the case of the Baltic Sea, rivers and atmospheric deposition are the predominant ones. However, in the face of ongoing climate change, a new potential source, coastal erosion, is starting to become more important and is currently considered to be the third largest source of Hg in the Gdansk Basin region. It is especially significant along sections of coastline where, due to the higher frequency of extreme natural phenomena such as storms, heavy rains, and floods, increased erosion processes have already been noted. Cliffs, which account for about 20% of the Polish coastline, are particularly vulnerable. The aim of the study was to estimate the annual load of labile Hg entering the Gdansk Basin as a resul

SUBMITTER: Kwasigroch U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6153678 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature