Subject(s)
Climate Change , Global Health , Health Policy , Climate Change/economics , Conservation of Energy Resources , Environmental Pollution/prevention & control , Financing, Organized , Health Planning/economics , Health Services Research , Humans , Politics , Public Health , Renewable Energy , Research ReportSubject(s)
Climate Change , Health Status , Public Health/trends , Air Pollution/prevention & control , Climate Change/economics , Communicable Diseases/epidemiology , Disasters , Electricity , Food Supply , Global Health/trends , Health Occupations , Health Planning/economics , Humans , Infrared Rays , International Cooperation , Malnutrition/etiology , Maternal Health , Risk Assessment/trends , WorkABSTRACT
The concentrations of total mercury (Hg) and methyl mercury (MMHg) were determined in 78 marine sediments in the Iranian coastal waters of the Persian Gulf along nine transects perpendicular to the coastline. Total Hg ranged from 10 to 56 ng g( - 1)d.w. and MMHg from 0.1 to 0.4 ng g( - 1) d.w. The fraction of methyl mercury accounted from 0.3% to 1.1% of the total mercury amount. The organic carbon (OC) content ranged from 0.4% to 1.8%. The present study indicates that the levels of Hg in the sediments of the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf were all in the concentration range of unpolluted areas regarding Hg (<100 ng g( - 1)). The concentrations of total Hg, methyl mercury and organic carbon were generally higher in the deeper stations. Total Hg and MMHg were significantly correlated, but no significant correlations could be found between the Hg and OC levels.
