Review of stable mercury isotopes in ecology and biogeochemistry

MTK Tsui, JD Blum, SY Kwon - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the advent of cold vapor-multicollector-inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry (CV-MC-ICP-MS) in the past two decades, many research groups studying …

Accurate and precise determination of isotopic ratios by MC‐ICP‐MS: A review

L Yang - Mass spectrometry reviews, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
For many decades the accurate and precise determination of isotope ratios has remained a
very strong interest to many researchers due to its important applications in earth …

Mercury isotope fractionation during photoreduction in natural water is controlled by its Hg/DOC ratio

W Zheng, H Hintelmann - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2009 - Elsevier
Photoreduction of Hg in natural water plays a crucial role in the production of elemental Hg
and its biogeochemical cycle. Solar irradiation and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in water …

Mass-dependent and-independent fractionation of mercury isotope during gas-phase oxidation of elemental mercury vapor by atomic Cl and Br

G Sun, J Sommar, X Feng, CJ Lin, M Ge… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
This study presents the first measurement of Hg stable isotope fractionation during gas-
phase oxidation of Hg0 vapor by halogen atoms (Cl•, Br•) in the laboratory at 750±1 Torr and …

Stable mercury isotope variation in rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) from the Wanshan mercury mining district, SW China

R Yin, X Feng, B Meng - Environmental Science & Technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
To study the sources and transformations of Hg in the rice plant (Oryza sativa L.), stable Hg
isotope variations in different tissues (foliage, root, stem, and seed) of rice which were …

Isotope fractionation of mercury during its photochemical reduction by low-molecular-weight organic compounds

W Zheng, H Hintelmann - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2010 - ACS Publications
Photochemical reduction of Hg (II) by various low-molecular-weight organic compounds
(LMWOC) was investigated to evaluate the effect of specific functional groups that are …

Nuclear field shift effect in isotope fractionation of mercury during abiotic reduction in the absence of light

W Zheng, H Hintelmann - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2010 - ACS Publications
We investigated the abiotic reduction of inorganic Hg (II) by dissolved organic matter (DOM)
and stannous (II) chloride (SnCl2) in the absence of light and quantified fractionation of Hg …

Isotopic composition of atmospheric mercury in China: new evidence for sources and transformation processes in air and in vegetation

B Yu, X Fu, R Yin, H Zhang, X Wang… - Environmental …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The isotopic composition of atmospheric total gaseous mercury (TGM) and particle-bound
mercury (PBM) and mercury (Hg) in litterfall samples have been determined at …

Modelling the mercury stable isotope distribution of Earth surface reservoirs: Implications for global Hg cycling

R Sun, M Jiskra, HM Amos, Y Zhang… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) stable isotopes are useful to understand Hg biogeochemical cycling because
physical, chemical and biological processes cause characteristic Hg isotope mass …

The odds and evens of mercury isotopes: applications of mass-dependent and mass-independent isotope fractionation

BA Bergquist, JD Blum - Elements, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Mercury (Hg) is a redox-active trace metal that is viewed internationally as a priority
pollutant. Research into Hg stable isotope biogeochemistry is rapidly providing new insight …