Methylmercury Production in Groundwater Watershed Hg Research Program at SERC Deposition Transport Watershed retention Methylation MDN site MD00 Stream.

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Methylmercury Production in Groundwater Watershed Hg Research Program at SERC Deposition Transport Watershed retention Methylation MDN site MD00 Stream Monitoring Brandon Shores w/ FGD Hg and MeHg Flux from streams

SERC SITE We have continuously monitored Hg and MeHg fate and transport from the three first order Maryland coastal plain watersheds since –We measure flow-weighted fluxes of total and MeHg, both in filterable and particulate phases, weekly, along with a suite of other parameters. –The watersheds studied include three land-use types – forest, agriculture and mixed development. Groundwater processes are studied using sets well transects in W110 and W109, and with periodic stream transects. Wet deposition is measured locally at Mercury Deposition Network Site MD00.

Goals Assessment of watershed Hg and MeHg yields in the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Assessment of MeHg production and its hydrologic and biogeochemical controls in shallow groundwater Establishment of a baseline against which to assess any change in: Implementation of Hg emissions regulations in Maryland, the region, and the US Implementation of additional SO x /NO x /CO 2 controls Land use Implementation of restorations/BMPs Changes in flow regime and temperature

Acknowledgements Maryland DNR PPRP Construction award for Muddy Creek Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance Smithsonian Estuarine Research Center NSF ARRA Infrastructure award for SERC Ecosystems National Science Foundation grant DEB to AH and CG CBT award for monitoring SERC RSC to Jordan and Gilmour

Example Date – Hg, MeHg, Stream flow Weekly flow-weighted samples (refrigerated ISCOs) Flow based on water depth in a v-notch weir (stilling well + rating curve) Water depth triggers ISCO samples Wide range of analytes including: Nutrients Anions (IC) base cations (ICP-OES) DOC and spectral parameters Particulate and filterable pH, alkalinity from grabs

Weekly precipitation at SERC and area weighted water flux from watersheds

Stream flow and yield

Seasonality in MeHg production

Filterable Hg and MeHg yields MeHg and Hg yields are different among watersheds But yields are not changing over time Filterable (bioavailable) Hg and MeHg flux is highest from the forested catchment

Differences in chemistry among watersheds

Filterable Hg and MeHg flux normalized to flow

Particulate Hg and MeHg yields Yields are different among watersheds Particulate yields are driven by flow Highly erodible W109 has highest particle flux

Hg and MeHg fluxes from coastal plain watersheds did not change appreciably over the study period, consistent with no change in Hg wet deposition The timing of any response in stream flux to changes in Hg deposition remains unknown Implementation of federal Hg and CO 2 emissions standards may finally drive down Hg deposition in Maryland in the next decade Land use and BMPs have strong effects on Hg and MeHg flux Forested watersheds transport more Hg and MeHg - perhaps due to higher dry deposition, perhaps due to DOC-enhanced transport Erodible landscapes transport much higher masses of both Hg and MeHg Wet bottom lands in the c oastal plain can enhance MeHg production, and the amount is impacted by NO 3 :SO 4 ratios, and seasonal rain patterns Coastal plain bottom lands support MeHg production in shallow anaerobic ground waters, helped along by sulfate in soils Conclusions

Implications for Management Erosion control practices should reduce Hg and MeHg fluxes to the Chesapeake and other receiving water bodies Sulfate emissions controls should continue to reduce MeHg production in watersheds outside the coastal zone (where soils derived from marine sediments have naturally high SO 4 ) BMPs and restoration practices for NO 3 removal should be examined and designed for minimal impact on MeHg production Increasing rainfall intensity could exacerbate particulate Hg and MeHg fluxes

Why continue? The original goal of testing the impact of reduced emissions on Hg and MeHg in streams is still valid – and may be testable in the next several years as nationwide emissions drop. Regenerative Storm Water Conveyance (RSC) installation in Muddy Creek (W101) in late 2015 will test how this restoration practice impacts MeHg production. Planned parallel testing in high impervious surfaces watersheds in the South River basin Better evaluate the role of changing rainfall patterns, temperature and climate on Hg and MeHg in coastal plain watersheds.