Potential impact of tide-regulation barriers on the formation of methylmercury in the Venice Lagoon (Italy)

Methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxic pollutant, is formed mainly under anaerobiosis. The "Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico" (MOSE), built to temporarily close the Venice Lagoon and protect the city from flooding, induces changes in the hydrological regime, reducing water circulation and...

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Autores: Pereira Garcia, Carla|||0000-0002-0178-544X, Bravo, Andrea G.|||0000-0002-8341-3462, Cosio, Claudia, Gallorini, Andrea, Leoni, Simone, Cassin, Daniele, Guédron, Stéphane|||0000-0003-4229-1566, Adatte, Thierry, Cabrera-Brufau, Miguel|||0000-0002-0740-9306, Sánchez Martínez, M. Olga|||0000-0003-1254-012X, Acinas, Silvia G.|||0000-0002-3439-0428, Amouroux, David|||0000-0002-0056-8590, Zonta, Roberto, Dominik, Janusz, Loizeau, Jean-Luc|||0000-0002-0611-0388
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:MeHg formation
Sediments
Temperature
MOSE
Venice Lagoon
Oxygen depletion
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spelling Potential impact of tide-regulation barriers on the formation of methylmercury in the Venice Lagoon (Italy)Pereira Garcia, Carla|||0000-0002-0178-544XBravo, Andrea G.|||0000-0002-8341-3462Cosio, ClaudiaGallorini, AndreaLeoni, SimoneCassin, DanieleGuédron, Stéphane|||0000-0003-4229-1566Adatte, ThierryCabrera-Brufau, Miguel|||0000-0002-0740-9306Sánchez Martínez, M. Olga|||0000-0003-1254-012XAcinas, Silvia G.|||0000-0002-3439-0428Amouroux, David|||0000-0002-0056-8590Zonta, RobertoDominik, JanuszLoizeau, Jean-Luc|||0000-0002-0611-0388MeHg formationSedimentsTemperatureMOSEVenice LagoonOxygen depletionMethylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxic pollutant, is formed mainly under anaerobiosis. The "Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico" (MOSE), built to temporarily close the Venice Lagoon and protect the city from flooding, induces changes in the hydrological regime, reducing water circulation and decreasing in the dissolved oxygen concentrations of the lagoon. Our study shows the potential changes in sediment and overlying water physico-chemistry in a simulated MOSE closing-event by incubating sediment cores for 48 h in the laboratory and deploying benthic chambers. In the incubated summer cores (September 2021), a significant increase in total Hg and MeHg concentrations in the water column was observed and associated with an increase in MeHg formation rates - particularly, MeHg formation rates doubled during the simulated MOSE-closing. This increase was associated to a release of dissolved organic carbon and to an enrichment of proteinaceous substances and reactive humic acids in the overlying waters. All these effects were not evident in late autumn (November 2019), when water temperature was 10 °C lower than in September 2021. Our study suggests that hydrological changes caused by the MOSE closure may in some periods increase MeHg concentrations within the Venice Lagoon. 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/304554https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136747reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 RYC2019-028400European Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 749645Instituto de Salud Carlos III https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004587 FPU16-01925Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2021/SGR-0047Agencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 CEX2019-000298-Sopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3045542026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Potential impact of tide-regulation barriers on the formation of methylmercury in the Venice Lagoon (Italy)
title Potential impact of tide-regulation barriers on the formation of methylmercury in the Venice Lagoon (Italy)
spellingShingle Potential impact of tide-regulation barriers on the formation of methylmercury in the Venice Lagoon (Italy)
Pereira Garcia, Carla|||0000-0002-0178-544X
MeHg formation
Sediments
Temperature
MOSE
Venice Lagoon
Oxygen depletion
title_short Potential impact of tide-regulation barriers on the formation of methylmercury in the Venice Lagoon (Italy)
title_full Potential impact of tide-regulation barriers on the formation of methylmercury in the Venice Lagoon (Italy)
title_fullStr Potential impact of tide-regulation barriers on the formation of methylmercury in the Venice Lagoon (Italy)
title_full_unstemmed Potential impact of tide-regulation barriers on the formation of methylmercury in the Venice Lagoon (Italy)
title_sort Potential impact of tide-regulation barriers on the formation of methylmercury in the Venice Lagoon (Italy)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pereira Garcia, Carla|||0000-0002-0178-544X
Bravo, Andrea G.|||0000-0002-8341-3462
Cosio, Claudia
Gallorini, Andrea
Leoni, Simone
Cassin, Daniele
Guédron, Stéphane|||0000-0003-4229-1566
Adatte, Thierry
Cabrera-Brufau, Miguel|||0000-0002-0740-9306
Sánchez Martínez, M. Olga|||0000-0003-1254-012X
Acinas, Silvia G.|||0000-0002-3439-0428
Amouroux, David|||0000-0002-0056-8590
Zonta, Roberto
Dominik, Janusz
Loizeau, Jean-Luc|||0000-0002-0611-0388
author Pereira Garcia, Carla|||0000-0002-0178-544X
author_facet Pereira Garcia, Carla|||0000-0002-0178-544X
Bravo, Andrea G.|||0000-0002-8341-3462
Cosio, Claudia
Gallorini, Andrea
Leoni, Simone
Cassin, Daniele
Guédron, Stéphane|||0000-0003-4229-1566
Adatte, Thierry
Cabrera-Brufau, Miguel|||0000-0002-0740-9306
Sánchez Martínez, M. Olga|||0000-0003-1254-012X
Acinas, Silvia G.|||0000-0002-3439-0428
Amouroux, David|||0000-0002-0056-8590
Zonta, Roberto
Dominik, Janusz
Loizeau, Jean-Luc|||0000-0002-0611-0388
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author2 Bravo, Andrea G.|||0000-0002-8341-3462
Cosio, Claudia
Gallorini, Andrea
Leoni, Simone
Cassin, Daniele
Guédron, Stéphane|||0000-0003-4229-1566
Adatte, Thierry
Cabrera-Brufau, Miguel|||0000-0002-0740-9306
Sánchez Martínez, M. Olga|||0000-0003-1254-012X
Acinas, Silvia G.|||0000-0002-3439-0428
Amouroux, David|||0000-0002-0056-8590
Zonta, Roberto
Dominik, Janusz
Loizeau, Jean-Luc|||0000-0002-0611-0388
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv MeHg formation
Sediments
Temperature
MOSE
Venice Lagoon
Oxygen depletion
topic MeHg formation
Sediments
Temperature
MOSE
Venice Lagoon
Oxygen depletion
description Methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxic pollutant, is formed mainly under anaerobiosis. The "Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico" (MOSE), built to temporarily close the Venice Lagoon and protect the city from flooding, induces changes in the hydrological regime, reducing water circulation and decreasing in the dissolved oxygen concentrations of the lagoon. Our study shows the potential changes in sediment and overlying water physico-chemistry in a simulated MOSE closing-event by incubating sediment cores for 48 h in the laboratory and deploying benthic chambers. In the incubated summer cores (September 2021), a significant increase in total Hg and MeHg concentrations in the water column was observed and associated with an increase in MeHg formation rates - particularly, MeHg formation rates doubled during the simulated MOSE-closing. This increase was associated to a release of dissolved organic carbon and to an enrichment of proteinaceous substances and reactive humic acids in the overlying waters. All these effects were not evident in late autumn (November 2019), when water temperature was 10 °C lower than in September 2021. Our study suggests that hydrological changes caused by the MOSE closure may in some periods increase MeHg concentrations within the Venice Lagoon.
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Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2021/SGR-0047
Agencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 CEX2019-000298-S
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