Spatiotemporal Characterization of Mercury Isotope Baselines and Anthropogenic Influences in Lake Sediment Cores

• Published in: Global biogeochemical cycles Vol. 35; no. 10
• Main Authors: Lee, Ju Hyeon, Kwon, Sae Yun, Yin, Runsheng, Motta, Laura C., Kurz, Aaron Y., Nam, Seung‐Il
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.10.2021
• Subjects: anthropogenic; baseline; Mercury isotope; Minamata Convention; sediment core

Increasing mercury isotope ratios from pre‐industrial (1510–1850) to present‐day (1990–2014) in lake sediment cores have been suggested to be a global phenomenon. To assess factors leading to spatiotemporal changes, we compiled mercury concentration (THg) and mercury isotope ratios in 22 lake sedime...