Elevated methylmercury level in Arctic rain and aerosol linked to oceanic dimethylmercury emissions
He and colleagues highlight a previously underappreciated pathway of mercury transport, underscoring its significance to human health.
Speciation
Distribution and fate of the lithogenic and anthropogenic aerosols over the Mediterranean and Black Seas
Shelley and co-authors propose an extensive coverage of the distribution and fate of the lithogenic and anthropogenic aerosols over the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Spatial and temporal variability of bioactive trace metals, speciation and organic metal-binding ligands in the eastern Gulf of Mexico
Mellett and Buck present the concentrations of bioactive trace metals (Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Co, Ni, Cd, and Pb), Fe-and Cu-binding organic ligands, and electroactive Fe-binding humic substances in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Precise estimate of the mercury export from the Arctic to the Atlantic Ocean
Using new observations acquired during GEOTRACES Arctic cruises, a refined arctic mercury budget has been established
Glacial erosion processes suspected to enhance the lability of particulate iron, with a strong influence on the biological demand in the subantarctic waters
As part of the GEOTRACES process study HEOBI (GIpr05) van der Merwe and co-workers (2019, see reference below) conducted a thorough characterization of the labile and refractory iron phases of the […]
Glacial erosion processes suspected to enhance the lability of particulate iron, with a strong influence on the biological demand in the subantarctic waters
As part of the GEOTRACES process study HEOBI (GIpr05) van der Merwe and co-workers (2019, see reference below) conducted a thorough characterization of the labile and refractory iron phases of the […]
Up to four mercury species measured along the GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect
Total mercury (HgT), elemental mercury (Hg0), monomethyl-mercury (MMHg), and dimethyl-mercury (DMHg) were measured at an unprecedent resolution so far along the East Pacific Zonal Transect (EPZT) GEOTRACES cruise (GP16). Knowing […]
Dealing with the chemical speciation of the elements in the different oceanic realms
First paper of the SCOR working group on modelling chemical speciation in seawater (WG145) The form in which a trace element or other component of seawater is present, and its […]
All mercury species measured along the GEOTRACES-UK section, South Atlantic Ocean
Total mercury (THg), methylated mercury (MeHg), and dissolved gaseous mercury (DGM) concentrations were determined along 40°S in the Atlantic Ocean. All Hg species had higher concentrations in western than in […]
Shallow methylmercury production in the marginal sea ice zone of the central Arctic Ocean
Understanding persistent high levels of mercury in arctic biota has been an elusive goal for nearly two decades. Little is known about where exactly inorganic Hg inputs into the Arctic […]
Large amounts of soluble manganese(III) identified at the land-ocean interface
Soluble manganese(III) [Mn(III)] is a phase traditionally considered non important in aqueous redox reactions. However, applying a spectrophotometric method sensitive to Mn oxidation state, Madison and co-authors found that up […]
Arsenic detoxification by phytoplankton reveals that arsenic species could be good proxies of phosphorus limitation
Some phytoplankton species have the capacity to modify surface water arsenic speciation, inhibiting its toxicity. Such detoxification is operative in oligotrophic waters when phosphate concentrations are below those for arsenic […]
New beautiful results on marine particle speciation, a challenge for the GEOTRACES community…
Advanced Light Source x-ray spectromicroscopy (XANES) allows a fine description of the marine Fe pool chemical speciation and mineralogy. This work describes diverse arrays of iron particles (20- 700 nm), […]
Recent and original results in the Southern Ocean on mercury speciation and cadmium isotopes
For the first time detailed mercury (Hg) speciation was determined along an Australia-Antarctic section (Cossa, et al., 2011) and cadmium (Cd) isotopes along a South Africa-Antarctic section (Abouchami W., et […]