Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America

Autores
Perez Catán, Soledad; Bubach, Debora Fabiana; Messuti, Maria Ines; Arribiere, María Angélica; Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio
Año de publicación
2019
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Mercury and heavy metal contents are monitored using lichens as a tool for evaluation of air pollution. Lichens allow the identification of zones with anthropic impact, pollution hotspots and natural sources of contamination like volcanic emissions. The concentration of mercury (Hg) semivolatiles and rare-earth elements (REEs) were measured in our case in fruticose lichen thalli and soils collected in an active volcanic area: the Copahue-Caviahue Volcanic Complex, in northern Patagonia, South America. The present research focus on Hg-release patterns and its association to elements such as sulphur (S) and bromine (Br). In order to discriminate the particulate from the gaseous forms the concentration ratios of elements to magnesium (Mg) were computed. The Hg vs. Br concentration linear regression, together with the Hg normalised concentration vs. volcano distance, suggest that Hg from volcanic origin may be oxidised changing to reactive forms in the ash plume. Total mercury concentration in fruticose lichens (0.207–0.331 μg g−1) in Copahue-Caviahue volcanic area were higher than those from several other volcanic areas in South America, USA and Italy (0.010–0.290 μg g-1). Nevertheless, the consequent deposition has not generated a net contamination in soils.
Fil: Perez Catán, Soledad. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Bubach, Debora Fabiana. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Messuti, Maria Ines. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Arribiere, María Angélica. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina
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BIOMONITORING
REMOTE REGION
GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY
VOLCANIC MERCURY
FRUTICOSE LICHEN
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spelling Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South AmericaPerez Catán, SoledadBubach, Debora FabianaMessuti, Maria InesArribiere, María AngélicaRibeiro Guevara, SergioBIOMONITORINGREMOTE REGIONGASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURYVOLCANIC MERCURYFRUTICOSE LICHENhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Mercury and heavy metal contents are monitored using lichens as a tool for evaluation of air pollution. Lichens allow the identification of zones with anthropic impact, pollution hotspots and natural sources of contamination like volcanic emissions. The concentration of mercury (Hg) semivolatiles and rare-earth elements (REEs) were measured in our case in fruticose lichen thalli and soils collected in an active volcanic area: the Copahue-Caviahue Volcanic Complex, in northern Patagonia, South America. The present research focus on Hg-release patterns and its association to elements such as sulphur (S) and bromine (Br). In order to discriminate the particulate from the gaseous forms the concentration ratios of elements to magnesium (Mg) were computed. The Hg vs. Br concentration linear regression, together with the Hg normalised concentration vs. volcano distance, suggest that Hg from volcanic origin may be oxidised changing to reactive forms in the ash plume. Total mercury concentration in fruticose lichens (0.207–0.331 μg g−1) in Copahue-Caviahue volcanic area were higher than those from several other volcanic areas in South America, USA and Italy (0.010–0.290 μg g-1). Nevertheless, the consequent deposition has not generated a net contamination in soils.Fil: Perez Catán, Soledad. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Bubach, Debora Fabiana. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Messuti, Maria Ines. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Arribiere, María Angélica. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; ArgentinaElsevier Science2019-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/109672Perez Catán, Soledad; Bubach, Debora Fabiana; Messuti, Maria Ines; Arribiere, María Angélica; Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio; Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America; Elsevier Science; Atmospheric Pollution Research; 11; 3; 12-2019; 566-5731309-1042CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1309104219305161info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.apr.2019.12.005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:49:02Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/109672instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:49:02.518CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America
title Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America
spellingShingle Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America
Perez Catán, Soledad
BIOMONITORING
REMOTE REGION
GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY
VOLCANIC MERCURY
FRUTICOSE LICHEN
title_short Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America
title_full Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America
title_fullStr Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America
title_full_unstemmed Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America
title_sort Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Perez Catán, Soledad
Bubach, Debora Fabiana
Messuti, Maria Ines
Arribiere, María Angélica
Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio
author Perez Catán, Soledad
author_facet Perez Catán, Soledad
Bubach, Debora Fabiana
Messuti, Maria Ines
Arribiere, María Angélica
Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio
author_role author
author2 Bubach, Debora Fabiana
Messuti, Maria Ines
Arribiere, María Angélica
Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BIOMONITORING
REMOTE REGION
GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY
VOLCANIC MERCURY
FRUTICOSE LICHEN
topic BIOMONITORING
REMOTE REGION
GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY
VOLCANIC MERCURY
FRUTICOSE LICHEN
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Mercury and heavy metal contents are monitored using lichens as a tool for evaluation of air pollution. Lichens allow the identification of zones with anthropic impact, pollution hotspots and natural sources of contamination like volcanic emissions. The concentration of mercury (Hg) semivolatiles and rare-earth elements (REEs) were measured in our case in fruticose lichen thalli and soils collected in an active volcanic area: the Copahue-Caviahue Volcanic Complex, in northern Patagonia, South America. The present research focus on Hg-release patterns and its association to elements such as sulphur (S) and bromine (Br). In order to discriminate the particulate from the gaseous forms the concentration ratios of elements to magnesium (Mg) were computed. The Hg vs. Br concentration linear regression, together with the Hg normalised concentration vs. volcano distance, suggest that Hg from volcanic origin may be oxidised changing to reactive forms in the ash plume. Total mercury concentration in fruticose lichens (0.207–0.331 μg g−1) in Copahue-Caviahue volcanic area were higher than those from several other volcanic areas in South America, USA and Italy (0.010–0.290 μg g-1). Nevertheless, the consequent deposition has not generated a net contamination in soils.
Fil: Perez Catán, Soledad. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Bubach, Debora Fabiana. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Messuti, Maria Ines. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Arribiere, María Angélica. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina
description Mercury and heavy metal contents are monitored using lichens as a tool for evaluation of air pollution. Lichens allow the identification of zones with anthropic impact, pollution hotspots and natural sources of contamination like volcanic emissions. The concentration of mercury (Hg) semivolatiles and rare-earth elements (REEs) were measured in our case in fruticose lichen thalli and soils collected in an active volcanic area: the Copahue-Caviahue Volcanic Complex, in northern Patagonia, South America. The present research focus on Hg-release patterns and its association to elements such as sulphur (S) and bromine (Br). In order to discriminate the particulate from the gaseous forms the concentration ratios of elements to magnesium (Mg) were computed. The Hg vs. Br concentration linear regression, together with the Hg normalised concentration vs. volcano distance, suggest that Hg from volcanic origin may be oxidised changing to reactive forms in the ash plume. Total mercury concentration in fruticose lichens (0.207–0.331 μg g−1) in Copahue-Caviahue volcanic area were higher than those from several other volcanic areas in South America, USA and Italy (0.010–0.290 μg g-1). Nevertheless, the consequent deposition has not generated a net contamination in soils.
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Perez Catán, Soledad; Bubach, Debora Fabiana; Messuti, Maria Ines; Arribiere, María Angélica; Ribeiro Guevara, Sergio; Mercury in a geothermal and volcanic area in Patagonia, southern South America; Elsevier Science; Atmospheric Pollution Research; 11; 3; 12-2019; 566-573
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