Mercury contamination in vicinity of secondary copper smelters in Fuyang, Zhejiang Province, China: levels and contamination in topsoils.
Mercury contamination in vicinity of secondary copper smelters in Fuyang, Zhejiang Province, China: levels and contamination in topsoils.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2009.02.018
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发表时间:
2009-06
影响因子:
8.9
通讯作者:
Xue-bin Yin;Chun-xia Yao;Jing Song;Zhibo Li;Chang-bo Zhang;W. Qian;De Bi;Chenxi Li;Ying Teng;Longhua Wu;H. Wan;Yongming Luo
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作者:
Xue-bin Yin;Chun-xia Yao;Jing Song;Zhibo Li;Chang-bo Zhang;W. Qian;De Bi;Chenxi Li;Ying Teng;Longhua Wu;H. Wan;Yongming Luo
In the present study, we aim to investigate the extent of soil contamination by Hg, particularly by anthropogenic Hg, and tentatively estimate the total Hg (HgT) accumulation in topsoils (0–15cm) in Fuyang, Zhejiang Province—a secondary Cu smelter of China. The results show that the levels of soil Hg in the vicinity of the smelters have been substantially elevated following local smelting activities. The spatial distribution of soil Hg in this area reveals a rapid decrease as the distance from the smelter reaches 1.5km, which is probably due to the quick deposition process of particulate Hg and reactive gaseous Hg emitted from the smelters. The total accumulation of HgTin the topsoils of the study area of 10.9km2is approximately 365–561kg and of which 346–543kg might be contributed by anthropogenic emission alone with an annual emission of 17.3–27.2kgHg to the topsoils.