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Mercury fluxes from hydrothermal venting at mid-ocean ridges constrained by measurements
Torres-Rodriguez, N.; Yuan, J.; Petersen, S.; Dufour, A.; González-Santana, D.; Chavagnac, V.; Planquette, H.; Horvat, M.; Amouroux, D.; Cathalot, C.; Pelleter, E.; Sun, R.; Sonke, J.E.; Luther, G.W.; Heimbürger-Boavida, L.-E. (2024). Mercury fluxes from hydrothermal venting at mid-ocean ridges constrained by measurements. Nature Geoscience 17(1): 51-57. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01341-w
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908
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| Auteurs | | Top |
- Torres-Rodriguez, N.
- Yuan, J.
- Petersen, S.
- Dufour, A.
- González-Santana, D.
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- Chavagnac, V.
- Planquette, H.
- Horvat, M.
- Amouroux, D.
- Cathalot, C.
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- Pelleter, E.
- Sun, R.
- Sonke, J.E.
- Luther, G.W.
- Heimbürger-Boavida, L.-E.
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| Abstract |
Methylmercury is a potent toxin threatening the global population mainly through the consumption of marine fish. Hydrothermal venting directly delivers natural mercury to the ocean, yet its global flux remains poorly constrained. To determine the extent to which anthropogenic inputs have increased oceanic mercury levels, it is crucial to estimate natural mercury levels. Here we combine observations of vent fluids, plume waters, seawater and rock samples to quantify the release of mercury from the Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse hydrothermal vent at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The majority (67–95%) of the mercury enriched in the vent fluids (4,966 ± 497 pmol l−1) is rapidly diluted to reach background seawater levels (0.80 pmol l−1). A small Hg fraction (2.6–10%) is scavenged to the Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse mound rocks. Scaling up our findings and previous work, we propose a mercury flux estimate of 1.5–64.7 t per year from mid-ocean ridges. This hydrothermal flux is small in comparison to anthropogenic inputs. This suggests that most of the mercury present in the ocean must be of anthropogenic origin and that the implementation of emissions reduction measures outlined in the Minamata Convention could effectively reduce mercury levels in the global ocean and subsequently in marine fish. |
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