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, vol. 26, No 8, p. 2189-2202. ISSN 1080-7039. doi:10.1080/10807039.2019.1660848. 2020.
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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.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW 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
Tags 14110525, podil, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
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.
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GAP503/12/0682, research and development projectName: Transformace sloučenin rtuti půdní mikroflórou: možné využití pro bioremediační technologie
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
MUNI/A/1288/2017, interní kód MUName: Výzkum, vývoj a aplikace v analytické a fyzikální chemii (Acronym: AFCH)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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