Occurrence and transformation of mercury in formerly
contaminated soils due to operation of amalgamation techniques
and assessment of consequences

J 2020

Occurrence and transformation of mercury in formerly contaminated soils due to operation of amalgamation techniques and assessment of consequences

SYSALOVA, Jirina, Ondřej ZVĚŘINA, Rostislav ČERVENKA and Josef KOMÁREK

Basic information

Original name

Occurrence and transformation of mercury in formerly contaminated soils due to operation of amalgamation techniques and assessment of consequences

Authors

SYSALOVA, Jirina (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Ondřej ZVĚŘINA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Rostislav ČERVENKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Josef KOMÁREK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT, PHILADELPHIA, TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2020, 1080-7039

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 5.190

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/20:00114042

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2019.1660848

UT WoS

000486341000001

Keywords in English

mercury species; soil; abandoned gold mine; dental surgery; exposure assessment

Abstract

V originále

Soils formerly contaminated with mercury due to the implementation of amalgamation processes at two localities in the Czech Republic were analyzed to assess the impact of such contamination on both the environment and human health. One site is an abandoned gold mine at Libcice, where, in the past, gold was extracted from the raw ore by the mercury amalgamation technique. The second site is the environs of a small building in Prague where dental surgery was formerly undertaken. Soils were tested for total mercury (T-Hg), elemental mercury (Hg-0), methylmercury (MeHg+), phenylmercury (PhHg+), and gaseous elemental mercury (GEM). The T-Hg concentrations in both localities exceeded many times the maximum permissible limit for soils in the Czech Republic. The most contaminated soils were found around the dental surgery releasing GEM at concentrations of up to 1308 ng m(-3), which can represent a danger mainly for people through inhalation. Soils near the abandoned gold mine release GEM at concentrations of up to 26 ng m(-3), which indicates a long-term burden on the environment and a danger for surrounding farmland.

Links

GAP503/12/0682, research and development project

Name: Transformace sloučenin rtuti půdní mikroflórou: možné využití pro bioremediační technologie

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

MUNI/A/1288/2017, interní kód MU

Name: Výzkum, vývoj a aplikace v analytické a fyzikální chemii (Acronym: AFCH)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

SYSALOVA, Jirina, Ondřej ZVĚŘINA, Rostislav ČERVENKA and Josef KOMÁREK. Occurrence and transformation of mercury in formerly contaminated soils due to operation of amalgamation techniques and assessment of consequences. HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT. PHILADELPHIA: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2020, vol. 26, No 8, p. 2189-2202. ISSN 1080-7039. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2019.1660848.

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SYSALOVA, Jirina, Ondřej ZVĚŘINA, Rostislav ČERVENKA and Josef KOMÁREK. Occurrence and transformation of mercury in formerly contaminated soils due to operation of amalgamation techniques and assessment of consequences. \textit{HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT}. PHILADELPHIA: TAYLOR \&{} FRANCIS INC, 2020, vol.~26, No~8, p.~2189-2202. ISSN~1080-7039. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2019.1660848.

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