Content of mercury in leaves of Spartina alterniflora Loisel. in Georgia, U.S.A.: an update

S. Y. Newell; R. E. Hicks; M. Nicora

doi:10.1016/S0272-7714(82)80016-4

Content of mercury in leaves of Spartina alterniflora Loisel. in Georgia, U.S.A. an update

S. Y. Newell, R. E. Hicks, M. Nicora

Biology (Duluth)

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Abstract

Spartina leaves from industrially polluted and undeveloped marsh sites were analysed for content of mercury and eight other elements (B, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Pb, Zn). The industrially polluted site had been identified six years earlier as a heavily mercury-impacted area. Although other metals now do not show elevated levels in leaves of Spartina, high leaf-mercury contents have persisted, despite cessation of discharge of mercury in 1972.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	465-469
Number of pages	5
Journal	"Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science"
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-7714(82)80016-4
State	Published - Jan 1 1982

Keywords

Georgia coast
marsh plants
mercury
pollutant persistence
salt marshes

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