Mercury contamination of stream sediments in the North Bohemian Coal District (Czech Republic): Mercury speciation and the role of organic matter

0499728 - ÚSMH 2019 RIV GB eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Vöröš, D. - DíazSomoano, M. - Geršlová, E. - Sýkorová, Ivana - Suárez-Ruiz, I.
Mercury contamination of stream sediments in the North Bohemian Coal District (Czech Republic): Mercury speciation and the role of organic matter.
Chemosphere. Roč. 211, NOV 2018 (2018), s. 664-673. ISSN 0045-6535. E-ISSN 1879-1298
Grant ostatní: OPPK(XE) CZ.2.16/3.1.00/21538
Program: OPPK
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985891
Klíčová slova: Mercury contamination * Stream sediments * Mercury speciation * Organic matter
Obor OECD: Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Impakt faktor: 5.108, rok: 2018
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653518314607?via%3Dihub

Industrial expansion in the North Bohemian Coal District over the past decades has had an adverse effect not only on stream sediments but also on the freshwater system. So far mercury occurrence has not been properly investigated in the area. In response to this situation, the present study applies mercury quantification and speciation in order to predict the possible mobility of mercury. The enrichment factor (EF) and sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) were used to calculate the degree of mercury contamination. An automatic mercury analyser was employed to detect the total mercury content (Hg-T) and Thermal Desorption technique was used to identify mercury species. All the sediment samples were assessed with the contamination degree which increased to very severe in stream sediments in the middle section of the river course. Mercury species identified were chiefly the insoluble forms Hg-FeS2 and HgS. Lignite components and combustion residues were identified as the primary source of Hg contamination in the area. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0291938