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dc.contributor.authorGundersen, Cathrine Brecke
dc.contributor.authorYakushev, Evgeniy
dc.contributor.authorTerentjev, Petr
dc.contributor.authorKashulin, Nikolai
dc.contributor.authorKorobov, Vladimir
dc.contributor.authorFrolova, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorRomanov, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorJermilova, Una
dc.contributor.authorLokhov, Alexey
dc.contributor.authorMiskevich, Igor
dc.contributor.authorKotova, Ekaterina
dc.contributor.authorSteindal, Eirik Hovland
dc.contributor.authorBraaten, Hans Fredrik Veiteberg
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-27T13:26:01Z
dc.date.available2023-07-27T13:26:01Z
dc.date.created2023-07-24T14:34:16Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Pollution. 2023, 333, 122055.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1566-0745
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3081650
dc.description.abstractArctic rivers are receiving increased attention for their contributing of mercury (Hg) to the Arctic Ocean. Despite this, the knowledge on both the terrestrial release sources and the levels of Hg in the rivers are limited. Within the Arctic, the Barents region has a high industrial development, including multiple potential Hg release sources. This study presents the first overview of potential Hg release sources on Norwegian and Russian mainland draining to the Barents Sea. Source categories cover mining and metallurgy industry; historical pulp and paper production; municipal and industrial solid waste handling; fossil fuel combustion; and past military activities. Available data on Hg in freshwater bodies near the identified potential release sources are reviewed. Levels of Hg were occasionally exceeding the national pollution control limits, thereby posing concern to the local human population and wildlife. However, the studies were sparse and often unsystematic. Finally, we present new data of Hg measured in five Barents rivers. These data reveal strong seasonality in the Hg levels, with a total annual flux constituting 2% of the panarctic total. With this new insight we aspire to contribute to the international efforts of reducing Hg pollution, such as through the effective implementation of the Minamata Convention. Future studies documenting Hg in exposed Barents freshwater bodies are warranted.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleMercury in the Barents region – River fluxes, sources, and environmental concentrationsen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2023 The Authorsen_US
dc.source.pagenumber14en_US
dc.source.volume333en_US
dc.source.journalEnvironmental Pollutionen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122055
dc.identifier.cristin2163261
dc.source.articlenumber122055en_US
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