Root uptake dominates mercury accumulation in permafrost plants of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Autor: Xun Wang, Wei Yuan, Che-Jen Lin, Dingyong Wang, Ji Luo, Jicheng Xia, Wei Zhang, Feiyue Wang, Xinbin Feng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2662-4435
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-022-00619-y
Popis: Mercury accumulation in alpine permafrost vegetation via root uptake increases with altitude relative to foliage uptake from the atmosphere, according to analyses of mercury concentrations and isotopic signatures in grass and soil profiles in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
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