Copper availability and distribution in coastal Bermuda Waters

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Published in Marine Chemistry, 2015.

V.E. Oldham, M.M. Swenson, K.N. Buck. Spatial variability of total dissolved copper and copper speciation in the inshore waters of Bermuda. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 79, Issues 1–2, 2014, Pages 314-320, ISSN 0025-326X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.016.

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Copper can be a nutrient or toxicant depending on what form it takes in the environment. In this study, we examine the chemical form of copper in nearshore waters of Bermuda, focusing on human-impacted sites like boat yards and the marine dump. We found that the biologically available form of copper is present at dangerous levels at only one site, the Hamilton Harbor.