2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of CV-MC-ICP/MS and implication for determining atmospherically-derived mercery in fishes
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23710021
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Environmental dynamic analysis
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| Research Institution | National Institute for Environmental Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKEUCHI Akinori 独立行政法人国立環境研究所, 環境計測研究センター, 研究員 (10469744)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 環境計測 / 水銀 / 水銀同位体 / 物質循環 |
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| Research Abstract |
In order to solve the global mercury pollution, a proxy that indicates different sources of mercury (Hg) and Hg biogeochemical cycle must be developed. In this study, an analytical technique for determining Hg isotope ratios in fishes precisely was developed using cold-vapor generation and multi-collector ICP/MS. The Hg isotopic compositions in fishes indicated their mass-independent fractionation and are totally different from those of Hg in sediments and rocks derived from naturally-emitted Hg.
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