Table 2.
Concentrations of T-Hg and MeHg in sediment, three organ parts of reed, and three water animal species in Wuyur River (ppb in dry weight, n = 3)
| Sediment | Reed | Viviparidae | C. japonicus Sharp | P. glenni Dybowski | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | Rhizome | Stem | T-Hg | MeMg | T-Hg | MeMg | T-Hg | MeMg | ||
| S1 | 290 | 46.78 | 12.72 | 6.14 | 56.23 | 32.38 | 66.47 | 33.94 | 80.45 | 72.90 |
| S2 | 360 | 88.67 | 24.54 | 10.62 | 95.48 | 54.85 | 128.49 | 72.02 | 156.47 | 112.96 |
| S3 | 350 | 61.35 | 18.55 | 9.64 | 85.16 | 41.95 | 135.76 | 62.45 | 135.47 | 100.32 |
| S4 | 310 | 76.37 | 36.53 | 7.39 | 79.88 | 26.11 | 118.48 | 63.86 | 125.37 | 96.26 |
| S5 | 320 | 70.63 | 33.67 | 8.14 | 82.31 | 39.86 | 116.78 | 68.08 | 108.12 | 88.72 |
| S6 | 410 | 86.7 | 40.25 | 11.21 | 112.04 | 48.53 | 153.154 | 109.83 | 122.74 | 107.56 |
| S7 | 340 | 23.97 | 10.48 | 8.38 | 102.36 | 47.42 | 120.89 | 73.73 | 112.12 | 84.90 |
| S8 | 330 | 31.39 | 10.78 | 7.64 | 79.56 | 30.51 | 102.36 | 82.84 | 90.24 | 74.30 |
| S9 | 375 | 43.78 | 15.56 | 9.88 | 110.45 | 40.02 | 138.15 | 76.35 | 133.45 | 90.46 |
| S10 | 310 | 35.48 | 12.6 | 7.14 | 104.65 | 43.07 | 208.34 | 100.39 | 182.19 | 148.74 |
| S11 | 170 | 19.48 | 6.45 | 4.89 | 56.78 | 30.65 | 68.45 | 33.95 | 92.45 | 67.70 |
| S12 | 140 | 11.12 | 5.67 | 3.01 | 50.47 | 22.11 | 65.215 | 32.96 | 76.45 | 45.56 |
| S13 | 160 | 15.63 | 6.487 | 3.84 | 39.59 | 17.85 | 42.02 | 28.93 | 40.16 | 27.02 |
| S14 | 90 | 24.57 | 9.43 | 5.39 | 28.45 | 12.31 | 46.27 | 18.29 | 39.87 | 20.48 |
| S15 | 310 | 33.87 | 11.27 | 6.88 | 103.27 | 46.11 | 133.47 | 53.94 | 112.47 | 90.774 |
| S16 | 390 | 54.47 | 24.05 | 7.13 | 138.14 | 84.78 | 189.09 | 130.90 | 143.02 | 126.91 |
| S17 | 230 | 35.46 | 27.86 | 4.85 | 108.36 | 82.09 | 120.36 | 66.57 | 114.45 | 102.64 |
| S18 | 210 | 20.78 | 9.67 | 5.64 | 89.45 | 30.48 | 99.23 | 34.39 | 102.12 | 40.78 |
| S19 | 260 | 48.89 | 18.76 | 6.88 | 99.09 | 60.07 | 156.25 | 72.04 | 132.36 | 74.34 |