Abstract
Bulk deposition and soils were analysed for total mercury (T-Hg) from five sites in East Anglia, U.K., in order to evaluate atmospheric deposition as a source of Hg to the region, and to determine whether Hg in soils constitutes a source of Hg to fish. Levels of Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn were also measured in soils to determine the strength of association with Hg. Average mercury concentrations in soils were 0.135 mg kg−1 and were above the previously reported UK average of 0.098 mg kg−1. All sites revealed an increasing north to south gradient of anthropogenic heavy metal loading to surface soils with enhanced loading for Hg, Cu, Pb, and Zn at the River Yare location. Levels of T-Hg in bulk deposition displayed a similar gradient, averaging 89 ng l−1 for the region, suggesting atmospheric deposition as a likely source of Hg to soils and biota (fish) in East Anglia.
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