Title: Mercury in rain and throughfall in a tropical rain forest
Abstract: The major hydrologic pathways from the atmosphere to the ground in a tropical rain forest were sampled to determine the wet deposition of mercury above and below the canopy. The concentrations of mercury in rain averaged 74 ng L/sup -1/ and were inversely proportional to rainfall amount. Concentrations in stemflow and throughfall were comparable, averaging approx.66 ng L/sup -1/. As a result of these lower concentrations and significant rainfall interception and evaporation in the canopy, the total wet fluxes below the canopy were lower than those above, suggesting in-canopy sorption of dissolved mercury. 7 refs., 1 fig., 2 tabs.
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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