Zooplankton as Mercury Repository in Lake Maggiore (Northern Italy): Biomass Composition and Stable Isotope Analysis

Total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations were analyzed in zooplankton (≥450 and ≥850 µm size fractions) collected seasonally over 6 years in Lake Maggiore (Northern Italy), characterized by a legacy mercury contamination. Analysis of δ <sup>15</sup>N and δ<sup>13...

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Main Authors: Laura Marziali, Roberta Piscia, Lucia Valsecchi, Claudio Roscioli, Marina Manca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/5/680