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ArticleNature communications2024

Marine and terrestrial contributions to atmospheric deposition fluxes of methylated arsenic species.

Esther S Breuninger, Julie Tolu, Franziska Aemisegger, Iris Thurnherr, Sylvain Bouchet, Adrien Mestrot, Rachele Ossola, Kristopher McNeill, Dariya Tukhmetova, Jochen Vogl and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Esther S BreuningerEawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland. esther.breuninger@usys.ethz.ch.ORCID 0009-0001-4588-9558
Julie ToluEawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland. julie.tolu@eawag.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-5249-9497
Franziska AemiseggerInstitute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Iris ThurnherrInstitute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Sylvain BouchetEawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5753-9643
Adrien MestrotInstitute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Rachele OssolaInstitute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Kristopher McNeillInstitute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Dariya TukhmetovaFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.1-Inorganic Trace Analysis, Berlin, Germany.
Jochen VoglFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.1-Inorganic Trace Analysis, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0104-748X
Björn MeermannFederal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.1-Inorganic Trace Analysis, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8636-0765
Jeroen E SonkeGéosciences Environnement Toulouse, CNRS/IRD/Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.ORCID 0000-0001-7146-3035
Lenny H E WinkelEawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland. lenny.winkel@eawag.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-7586-7256

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arsenic, a toxic element from both anthropogenic and natural sources, reaches surface environments through atmospheric cycling and dry and wet deposition. Biomethylation volatilizes arsenic into the atmosphere and deposition cycles it back to the surface, affecting soil-plant systems. Chemical speciation of deposited arsenic is important for understanding further processing in soils and bioavailability. However, the range of atmospheric transport and source signature of arsenic species remain understudied. Here we report significant levels of methylated arsenic in precipitation, cloud water and aerosols collected under free tropospheric conditions at Pic du Midi Observatory (France) indicating long-range transport, which is crucial for atmospheric budgets. Through chemical analyses and moisture source diagnostics, we identify terrestrial and marine sources for distinct arsenic species. Estimated atmospheric deposition fluxes of methylated arsenic are similar to reported methylation rates in soils, highlighting atmospheric deposition as a significant, overlooked source of potentially bioavailable methylated arsenic species impacting plant uptake in soils.

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ArsenicAtmosphereAerosolsAir PollutantsArsenicalsEnvironmental MonitoringFranceMethylationSoilAerosolsAir PollutantsArsenicArsenicalsSoil

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PMID39511187
PMCPMC11543862

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