Total mercury, organic mercury and mercury fractionation in soil profiles from the Almadén mercury mine area

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Fernández-Martínez ◽  
Isabel Rucandio
Keyword(s):  
Total Mercury ◽  
Soil Profiles ◽  
Organic Mercury ◽  
Mine Area ◽  
Mercury Mine ◽  
Mercury Fractionation

Total mercury, organic mercury and selenium in liver and kidney of a South American coastal dolphin

2008 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tércia G. Seixas ◽  
Helena do A. Kehrig ◽  
Monica Costa ◽  
Gilberto Fillmann ◽  
Ana Paula M. Di Beneditto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Mercury ◽  
South American ◽  
Organic Mercury ◽  
Liver And Kidney

Mercury concentrations of the axial muscle tissues of some marine fishes of the continental shelf adjacent to Tasmania

1985 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 509 ◽  
Author(s):  
JD Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Total Mercury ◽  
Marine Fishes ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Organic Mercury ◽  
Commercial Fish ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Muscle Tissues ◽  
Wet Weight ◽  
Health Regulations

The mercury concentrations of 35 commercial and potentially commercial fish species from Tasmanian waters were determined. Four species had mean total mercury concentrations above 0.5 mg kg-1 wet weight and in all four there were individuals with concentrations above 1.5 mg kg-1 wet weight. Two species of shark, Parascyllium ferrugineum and Cephaloscyllium laticeps (with sample sizes of 4 and 1, respectively), had total mercury concentrations above the limit of a mean of 1.0 mg kg-1 wet weight set by the Tasmanian Public Health regulations. Concentrations in the species were compared with published data. Organic mercury concentrations in different species ranged from 40 to 96% of the total mercury concentrations. In fewer than half the species were total mercury concentration and total length or weight significantly correlated, indicating that neither total length nor weight could be used as a universal management tool to control human mercury intake from fish consumption.

A Case History; Minamata Mercury Pollution in Japan – From Loss of Human Lives to Decontamination

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 283-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Kudo ◽  
Shojiro Miyahara
Keyword(s):  
Mercury Concentration ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Total Mercury ◽  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Organic Mercury ◽  
Yatsushiro Sea ◽  
History Of ◽  
Minamata Bay

At Minamata Bay in Japan, more than 100 people lost their lives and many thousands more were permanently paralyzed from eating mercury contaminated fish. In the long history of water pollution, this was the first known case where the natural bioaccumulation (in fish) of a toxicant from an industrial wastewater killed a large number of human beings. The mercury, discharged from a factory, was deposited on the bottom of the Bay and has remained there since the 1950's. The fate of the mercury was traced by measuring 268 mercury concentrations in the surface sediments at Yatsushiro Sea (outside of the Bay) during the last 14 years. Twenty-four sampling stations were established to collect samples at the same location every year. Samples were analyzed for total mercury concentrations. The concentrations of mercury in the surface sediments at the Sea were not alarming. Only 33 samples exceeded a mercury concentration of 1 ppm. The dispersion of the mercury from the Bay, however, was clearly documented with the data. On average, 3.7 tons of the mercury was transported outside from the Bay every year. A decontamination project started in 1984 dramatically decreased the flow of mercury from the Bay to the Sea. A historic rainfall in 1982 also ‘purified' the surface sediments. Organic mercury concentration in the sea water was 5.1 ng/l while total mercury was 120 ng/l at the center of the Bay in 1985.

Approaches to the Elimination of Accumulated Environmental in the Area of the Former Aktash Mercury Mine (Altai Republic)

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Yu.V. Robertus ◽  
R.V. Lyubimov ◽  
A.V. Kivatskaya ◽  
V.A. Sitnikova
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Altai Republic ◽  
Mine Area ◽  
Mercury Mine ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
The Russian Federation

Presents the current environmental situation in the area of the former Aktash mercury mine in the south-east of the Altai Republic. The main sources of mercury releases to the environment and their location in the enterprise area have been identified. The leading role of waste redistribution of ores and imported mercury-containing waste in environmental pollution is shown. The main parameters of environmental damage within the identified large focus of mercury pollution of soil and vegetation cover are established. Its classification as an environmental emergency zone is justified. It is recommended that the Aktash mine district be included in the list of priority objects for eliminating accumulated environmental damage in the Russian Federation. The technological and environmental-economic aspects of the disposal of mercury-containing waste storage and disposal facilities are considered. The optimal approaches to carrying out rehabilitation measures in the mine area are outlined.

Mercury fractionation in sediments of the Lower Vistula River (Poland)

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Boszke ◽  
Artur Kowalski
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
Total Mercury ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Vistula River ◽  
Mercury Fractionation ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Mean Concentration

Mercury fractionation in sediments of the Lower Vistula River (Poland)The Vistula is the second largest river in the Baltic Sea catchment area and provides one of the main inputs to the Baltic. The river and its tributaries flow through some of the major industrialized and urbanised regions of Poland, making it one of the most highly human-impacted rivers in Europe. Although the river status is monitored routinely, little is known about mercury forms in the sediments. This study examines mercury fractionation in the sediments of the lower part of the Vistula River. The results show that the cities along this stretch of river have a relatively low impact on both the mercury forms found in the sediment and its bioavailability in the floodplain soils. The mean concentration of total mercury in the sediments was 65 ± 14 ng g

Could an abandoned mercury mine area be cropped?

2013 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 150-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Millán Rocio ◽  
Esteban Elvira ◽  
Zornoza Pilar ◽  
Sierra María-José
Keyword(s):  
Mine Area ◽  
Mercury Mine

scholarly journals Monitoring of Mercury in Air from the Abandoned Mercury Mine Area using Direct Mercury Analyzer

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1373
Author(s):  
Jessie O. Samaniego ◽  
Cris Reven L. Gibaga ◽  
Alexandria M. Tanciongco ◽  
Rasty M. Rastrullo
Keyword(s):  
Mine Area ◽  
Mercury Mine ◽  
Direct Mercury Analyzer ◽  
Mercury Analyzer

Distribution of total mercury in peat soil profiles in West Siberia

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Golovatskaya ◽  
E. E. Lyapina
Keyword(s):  
Total Mercury ◽  
Peat Soil ◽  
West Siberia ◽  
Soil Profiles

Mercury in human hair and blood samples from people living in Wanshan mercury mine area, Guizhou, China: An XAS study

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 500-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Feng Li ◽  
Chunying Chen ◽  
Bai Li ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Liya Qu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Hair ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Mine Area ◽  
Mercury Mine
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