Relationship Between Leached Total Mercury and Leached Methylmercury from Soil Polluted by Mercury in Wastewater from an Organic Chemical Factory in the People’s Republic of China
Relationship Between Leached Total Mercury and Leached Methylmercury from Soil Polluted by Mercury in Wastewater from an Organic Chemical Factory in the People’s Republic of China
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DOI:
10.1007/s00128-005-0881-y
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发表时间:
2005-12
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
A. Matsuyama;Y. Yasuda;A. Yasutake;L. Xiaojie;J. Pin;L. Li;L. Mei;A. Yu-min;Q. Liya
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作者:
A. Matsuyama;Y. Yasuda;A. Yasutake;L. Xiaojie;J. Pin;L. Li;L. Mei;A. Yu-min;Q. Liya
Previously We showed that average mercury concentrations of soil samples collected in the Qingzhen area were as high as 150 times those of the control area (Yasuda et al., 2004). Moreover, Matsuyama et al.(2004) reported a good correlation (r= 0.89) between methylmercury and total mercury levels in each soil sample, despite the fact that the concentrations varied significantly among the samples. The stable methyl/total mercury ratios were probably due to a state of the development of equilibrium between mercury methylation and demethylation in the soil.To accurately the estimate hazardousness level of the leaching portion of mercury, particularly methylmercury, the impact of rainfall or flooding must also be considered, since methylmercury is more hazardous to human health than inorganic mercury. Here, we conducted leaching tests of methylmercury from the soil samples to determine in further detail the level of mercury pollution in the Qingzhen area.'