| Increases of Total Mercury and Methylmercury Releases from Municipal Sewage into Environment in China and Implications | |
| Liu, MDA (Liu, Maodian)1,2; Du, P (Du, Peng)1; Yu, CH (Yu, Chenghao)1; He, YP (He, Yipeng)1,2; Zhang, HR (Zhang, Haoran)1; Sun, XJ (Sun, Xuejun)3,4; Lin, HM (Lin, Huiming)1; Luo, Y (Luo, Yao)1; Xie, H (Xie, Han)1; Guo, JM (Guo, Junming)5; Tong, YD (Tong, Yindong)6; Zhang, QG (Zhang, Qianggong)3,7; Chen, L (Chen, Long)8,9; Zhang, W (Zhang, Wei)10; Li, XQ (Li, Xiqing)1; Wang, XJ (Wang, Xuejun)1 | |
| Source Publication | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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| 2018-01-02 | |
| Volume | 52Issue:1Pages:124-134 |
| DOI | 10.1021/acs.est.7b05217 |
| Abstract | As a globally transported pollutant, mercury (Hg) released from human activity and methylmercury (MeHg) in the food web are global concerns due to their increasing presence in the environment. In this study, we found that Hg released from municipal sewage into the environment in China is a substantial anthropogenic source based on mass sampling throughout China. In total, 160 Mg (140-190 Mg, from the 20th percentile to the 80th percentile) of Hg (THg) and 280 kg (240-330 kg) of MeHg were released from municipal sewage in China in 2015. The quantities of released THg and MeHg were the most concentrated in the coastal regions, especially in the East, North and South China regions. However, the per capita release of THg and MeHg was the highest in the Tibetan region, which is recognized as the cleanest region in China. THg released into aquatic environments was mitigated from 2001 to 2015 in China, but the amounts released into other sinks increased. This study provides the first picture of the release of Hg from municipal sewage into various sinks in China, and policy makers should pay more attention to the diversity and complexity of the sources and transport of Hg, which can lead to Hg accumulation in the food web and can threaten human health. |
| WOS ID | WOS:000419419500015 |
| Language | 英语 |
| Indexed By | SCIE |
| Keyword | WATER-TREATMENT-PLANT SPECIATED ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION METHYL MERCURY HEAVY-METALS ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES FLOW-ANALYSIS SOLID-WASTE EMISSIONS SLUDGE |
| WOS Research Area | Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| WOS Subject | Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences |
| Cooperation Status | 国际 |
| ISSN | 0013-936X |
| Department | 环境变化与地表过程重点实验室 |
| Publisher | AMER CHEMICAL SOC |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/8764 |
| Collection | 图书馆 |
| Affiliation | 1.Peking Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Lab Earth Surface Proc, Minist Educ, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China; 2.Univ Connecticut, Dept Marine Sci, 1080 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT 06340 USA; 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Key Lab Tibetan Environm Changes & Land Surface Pr, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China; 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China; 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Northwest Inst Ecoenvironm & Resources, State Key Lab Cryospher Sci, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China; 6.Tianjin Univ, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Tianjin 300072, Peoples R China; 7.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Excellence Tibetan Plateau Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China; 8.East China Normal Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Geog Informat Sci, Shanghai 200241, Peoples R China; 9.East China Normal Univ, Sch Geog Sci, Shanghai 200241, Peoples R China; 10.Renmin Univ China, Sch Environm & Nat Resources, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China. |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Liu, MDA ,Du, P ,Yu, CH ,et al. Increases of Total Mercury and Methylmercury Releases from Municipal Sewage into Environment in China and Implications[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY,2018,52(1):124-134. |
| APA | Liu, MDA .,Du, P .,Yu, CH .,He, YP .,Zhang, HR .,...&Wang, XJ .(2018).Increases of Total Mercury and Methylmercury Releases from Municipal Sewage into Environment in China and Implications.ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY,52(1),124-134. |
| MLA | Liu, MDA ,et al."Increases of Total Mercury and Methylmercury Releases from Municipal Sewage into Environment in China and Implications".ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 52.1(2018):124-134. |
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