Mercury distribution, speciation and flux in the Sepetiba Bay tributaries, SE Brazil.

Dissolved gaseous Hg, reactive Hg, total dissolved Hg and particulate Hg concentrations were measured in samples of majors tributaries of the Sepetiba Bay, SE Brazil (Itimirim, Itinguçu, Guarda, Guandu, São Francisco and Ita rivers), in dry and rainy seasons. The average Hg concentrations found varied from 0.02 to 0.