Appraising ecotoxicological risk of mercury species and their mixtures in sediments to aquatic biota using diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT)

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第一作者： Gu, Yang-Guang

作者： Gu, Yang-Guang;Huang, Hong-Hui;Gong, Xiu-Yu;Liao, Xiu-Li;Dai, Ming;Huang, Hong-Hui;Jiang, Shi-Jun;Gu, Yang-Guang;Huang, Hong-Hui;Gong, Xiu-Yu;Liao, Xiu-Li;Dai, Ming;Gu, Yang-Guang;Huang, Hong-Hui;Gong, Xiu-Yu;Liao, Xiu-Li;Dai, Ming

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关键词： Mercury species; Biological risk; Mixture toxicity; Sediment; Bioavailability

期刊名称：SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT （ 影响因子：10.753； 五年影响因子：10.237 ）

ISSN： 0048-9697

年卷期： 2022 年 825 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Mercury (Hg) is a global, persistent and inevitable pollutant, the toxicity of which is mostly reflected in its species including inorganic Hg (InHg) and methyl mercury (MeHg). Using diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) is deemed as a reliable technique to determine the bioavailability of pollutants. This study is the first attempt to assess the integrated toxicity of mercury species mixtures in sediments to the aquatic biota based on the DGT technique. In the course, the Daya Bay under serious anthropogenic influences was selected as the study case. The results showed that the DGT concentrations of InHg and MeHg were detected as 0.30-1.93 mu g/L and 0.28-1.94 mu g/L respectively in the surface sediments collected from the Daya Bay. In terms of the toxicity of single mercury species, the risk quotient (RQ) values of InHg and MeHg significantly exceeded 1, indicating that the adverse effects of InHg and MeHg should not be ignored. In terms of the integrated toxicity of mercury species mixtures, the probabilistic biological risk assessment results demonstrate that Daya Bay features low (3.32%) probability of toxic effects in its surface sediments to the aquatic biota.

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