Exchange pattern of gaseous elemental mercury in landfill: mercury deposition under vegetation coverage and interactive effects of multiple meteorological conditions
Exchange pattern of gaseous elemental mercury in landfill: mercury deposition under vegetation coverage and interactive effects of multiple meteorological conditions
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DOI:
10.1007/s11356-017-0275-9
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发表时间:
2017-09
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Zhengkai Tao;Yang Liu;Meng Zhou;Xiaoli Chai
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作者:
Zhengkai Tao;Yang Liu;Meng Zhou;Xiaoli Chai
Landfill is known as a potential source of atmospheric Hg and an important component of the local or regional atmospheric Hg budget. This study investigated the gaseous elemental Hg surface–air fluxes under differing conditions at a typical municipal solid waste landfill site, highlighting the interactive effects of plant coverage and meteorological conditions. The results indicated that Hg fluxes exhibited a feature represented by diel variation. In particular, Hg deposition was observed under a condition ofKochia sieversianacoverage, whereas emission that occurred afterK. sieversianawas removed. Hg emission was the dominant mode under conditions ofSetaria viridiscoverage and its removal; however, the average Hg emission flux with theS. viridiscoverage was nearly four times lower than after its removal. These findings verified that the plant coverage should be a key factor influencing the Hg emission from landfills. In addition, Hg fluxes were correlated positively with solar radiation and air/soil temperature and correlated inversely with relative humidity under all conditions, exceptK. sieversianacoverage. This suggested that the interactive effects of meteorological conditions and plant coverage played a jointly significant role in the Hg emission from landfills. It was established thatK. sieversianacan inhibit Hg emission efficiently, and therefore, it could potentially be suitable for use as a plant-based method to control Hg pollution from landfills.