Assessment of Mercury-Polluted Soils Adjacent to an Old Mercury-Fulminate Production Plant
Mercury contamination of soils and vegetation close to an abandoned Hg-fulminate production plant was investigated. Maximum concentrations of Hg (>6.5 g kg−1 soil) were found in the soils located in the area where the wastewater produced during the washing procedures carried out at the production...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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Series: | Applied and Environmental Soil Science |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/387419 |