©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.weekly collected samples of Total Mercury from Scripps Pier in La Jolla, CA from December 2020 to December 2024 to capture variability over multiple years. Samples were collected using a peristaltic pump equipped with weighted sample tubing into pre-cleaned glass bottles. Samples were analyzed via a Tekran 2600 Automatic Mercury Sampler.
Weekly sampling was conducted between December 2020 and November 2024 at the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier (Scripps Pier) in La Jolla, CA (32.8634 °N, 117.2546 °W). Total Hg (THg) and total methylated Hg (MeHg; not shown) were sampled at depths of < 0.5 m and 6 m using a peristaltic pump equipped with weighted sample tubing. Seawater was pumped into clean borosilicate glass bottles (I-Chem) and returned to the lab. MeHg and THg samples were acidified with 0.4% hydrochloric acid (HCl; Trace Metal Grade, J.T. Baker), and stored at 4°C until analysis within 6 months.
Adams, H. M., Schartup, A. T., Lamborg, C. (2025) Total Mercury Concentrations Collected from Scripps Pier in La Jolla, CA from December 2020 to December 2024. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2025-02-04 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.950021.1 [access date]
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