Table 6.
Models simulating mercury transport and transformation in aquatic system
| Model | Properties | Survey site | Investigated media | Assessed forms of mercury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal system | ||||
| ECoS (the Estuarine Contaminant Simulator model) | Estimation of contamination with Hg | Ria de Aveiro Coastal Lagoon (Portugal) | Suspended sediments, stagnant water | THg |
| 2D STATRIM (the 2D STAtionary TRIeste gulf Mercur, a model with two submodels, 2D MIKE21MT, a model of transport in sediments, and PCFLOW2D-HD, a hydrodynamic model) | Simulations of Hg transport and transformation | The Gulf of Trieste | Suspended sediments, stagnant water, plankton | Hg2+, Hg0, MeHg, THg |
| Modified PCFLOW 3D (a hydrodynamic model containing a module for transport in sediments) | Simulations of Hg transport and transformation | The Gulf of Trieste | Suspended sediments, stagnant water | Hg2+, Hg0, MeHg, THg |
| Other | ||||
| EMMMA Environmental Mercury Mapping, Modeling, and Analysis | Determination of the characteristics of contamination with Hg, simulations of Hg transport and transformation, simulations of bioconcentration in fish | – | Suspended sediments, water, fish | Hg2+, Hg0, MeHg, THg |
Source: Wang et al. (2004)