Sorption of mercury in soils with different humus content

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01698450· OSTI ID:5412188

Lodenius, M; Seppaenen, A; Autio, S

The strong sorption of mercury to humic matter in soil and water has raised the question about the influence of organic matter of different soil types on the mobilization of mercury from soil. Mercury is normally bound to humic and fulvic acids, which may be released in connection with flooding, draining and ditching. High mercury contents in fish from man-made lakes have been reported mainly from temperated regions. This has been assumed to be a result of the slower metabolism of methyl mercury in cool water but the effect of temperature on the mobilization process is still poorly known. The sorption and leaching of mercury in three different soils was studied in vitro using a mercury concentrations near the natural level. Soil lysimeters were watered with distilled water or artificial acid rain at two temperatures.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Helsinki (Finland)
• OSTI ID: 5412188
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 39:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
MERCURY 203
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
LEACHING
SORPTION
ACETATES
ACID RAIN
HUMUS
IN VITRO
SOILS
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISSOLUTION
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MERCURY ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
RAIN
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
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