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PT J
TI Oceanic mercury concentrations on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar decreased between 1989 and 2012
BT 
AF Cossa, Daniel
   Knoery, Joel
   Boye, Marie
   Marusczak, Nicolas
   Thomas, Bastien
   Courau, Philippe
   Sprovieri, Francesca
AS 1:1,2;2:2;3:3;4:2;5:2;6:4;7:5;
FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-BE-LBCM;3:;4:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;5:PDG-RBE-BE-LBCM;6:;7:;
C1 ISTerre, Université Grenoble Alpes, BP 53, F-38041, Grenoble, France
   IFREMER, Atlantic Center, LBCM, F-44031, Nantes, France
   Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Université de Paris, F-75238, Paris, France
   CNRS, LOV, F-06230, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
   CNR, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, I-87036, Rende, Italy
C2 UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   IPGP, FRANCE
   CNRS, FRANCE
   CNR IIA, ITALY
SI NANTES
   TOULON
SE PDG-RBE-BE-LBCM
   PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC
IN WOS Ifremer UPR
   copubli-france
   copubli-europe
   copubli-univ-france
IF 3.964
TC 9
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00593/70540/68705.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR ALMOFRONT.LEG1
   MEDATLANTE 2
BO L'Atalante
   Jean Charcot
DE ;Mercury;Mediterranean Sea;Atlantic Ocean;Gibraltar
AB Mercury (Hg) is a toxic metal that threatens the health of aquatic ecosystems and fish consumers. Its natural cycle has been deeply perturbed by Anthropogenic Hg emissions have deeply perturbed its natural cycle, especially since the start of the Industrial Revolution circa 1850 CE. Anthropogenic Hg emissions from North America and Europe have decreased by a factor of two in the last decades following the implementation of strict regulations. The response of North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean waters to this decrease remains poorly documented by field observations. A comparison of results obtained between 1989 and 2012 shows a significant decrease of Hg concentrations in waters on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar. West of Gibraltar, the Hg decrease ranges from ∼35 % in the upper North East Atlantic Deep Water to ∼50 % in the North East Atlantic Central Water. East of Gibraltar, the observed decrease is ∼30 % in the Western Mediterranean Deep Water. No decrease is observed in the deep Atlantic Ocean layer that formed before the industrial era. These results strongly substantiate the effectiveness of global anti-pollution policies on Hg contamination in oceanic waters. A consequent decline of Hg bioaccumulation in Northeastern Atlantic and Western Mediterranean pelagic ecosystems still requires verification. 
PY 2020
PD MAR
SO Anthropocene
SN 2213-3054
PU Elsevier BV
VL 29
UT 000519573000005
DI 10.1016/j.ancene.2019.100230
ID 70540
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