Regional assessment of the historical trends of mercury in sediment cores from Wider Caribbean coastal environments

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dc.contributor.authorRamón Delanoy
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T15:13:55Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T15:13:55Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractSpatial and temporal variations of mercury (Hg) concentrations, enrichment, and potential ecological risks were studied in a suite of lead-210 (210Pb) dated sediment cores from 13 Wider Caribbean Region coastal environments. Broad variability of Hg concentrations (19–18761 ng g−1) was observed, encompassing even background levels (38–100 ng g−1). Most Hg concentration profiles exhibited a characteristic upward trend, reaching their peak values in the past two decades. Most of the sediment sections, showing from moderately to very severe Hg enrichment, were found in cores from Havana Bay and Sagua River Estuary (Cuba), Port-au-Prince Bay (Haiti), and Cartagena Bay (Colombia). These were also the most seriously contaminated sites, which can be considered regional Hg ‘hotspots’. Both Havana Bay and Port-au-Prince Bay reportedly receive waste from large cities with populations exceeding 2 million inhabitants, and watersheds affected by high erosion rates. The records from the Sagua River Estuary and Cartagena Bay reflected historical Hg contamination associated with chloralkali plants, and these sites are of very high ecological risk. These results constitute a major contribution to the scarce regional data on contaminants in the Wider Caribbean Region and provide reference information to support the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention
dc.identifier.citationDelanoy, R. (2024). Regional assessment of the historical trends of mercury in sediment cores from Wider Caribbean coastal environments. Science of the Total Environment, 920, 170609.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriovip.uasd.edu.do/handle/123456789/1336
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseries2024; 12
dc.titleRegional assessment of the historical trends of mercury in sediment cores from Wider Caribbean coastal environments
dc.typeArticle
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