Mercury distribution and speciation in soils affected by historic mercury mining

0325642 - GLÚ 2009 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Hojdová, Maria - Navrátil, Tomáš - Rohovec, Jan - Penížek, V. - Grygar, Tomáš
Mercury distribution and speciation in soils affected by historic mercury mining.
[Distribuce a speciace rtuti v půdách kontaminovaných historickou težbou rtuti.]
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. Roč. 200, 1/4 (2009), s. 89-99. ISSN 0049-6979. E-ISSN 1573-2932
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR(CZ) KJB300130615
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30130516; CEZ:AV0Z40320502
Keywords : mercury speciation * thermo-desorption analysis * forest soil * contamination * mining * contamination (Czech Republic )
Subject RIV: DD - Geochemistry
Impact factor: 1.676, year: 2009

Vertical distribution and mercury speciation in soil profiles were studied to evaluate the extent of contamination and potential Hg mobility in a historical Hg mining area. The study indicated that HgS contamination in the vicinity of a former mining area occurs in most surface (Ah) soil horizons of the area, but contamination of mineral soil horizons appears to be limited to the sites downhill from the mine shaft.

V práci byla studována distribuce a chemické formy Hg v půdách za účelem zjištění míry kontaminace a potenciální mobility Hg v oblasti zatížené historickou těžbou cinabaritu. Nejvyšší koncentrace Hg byly zaznamenány ve svrchních půdních horizontech (Ah). Kontaminace minerálních horizontů byla zjištěna pouze v půdním profilu odebraném ve svahu pod těžební oblastí.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0172987