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Mercury translocation in and evaporation from soil. I. soil lysimeter experiments with 203Hg‐radiolabeled compounds
Due to a considerable increase of anthropogenic mercury emissions, the mercury load of many soils has risen significantly, for instance in northern Europe. Understanding the fate of mercury in soils is a prerequisite for assessing the effects of ecotoxicological concern. This paper presents a method for obtaining qualitative and quantitative information about mercury translocation in and evaporation from soil. Soil lysimeters were treated with 203Hg‐labeled HgCl2 and CH3HgCl and irrigated with artificial rain. It was demonstrated that the leaching of Hg can be detected by measuring the relative y‐activity throughout the soil profile by means of Na(TI)I detectors. Furthermore, the set‐up was designed to allow detection of Hg volatilization from soil by using traps of iodized charcoal, followed by a potassium peroxodisulfate solution and measuring the γ‐activity. The amount of radioactive Hg in soil leachate was measured by a Na(Tl)I well‐type detector after upconcentration. The determination of monomethyl 203Hg was been performed by extraction procedures that isolate the methyl mercury compounds. The amount of 203Hg retained in the soil profile and the real depth of leaching were determined by stratifying the soil profile at the end of the experiment and measuring the y‐activity. With control of all pathways of Hg, the experimental design allows performance of a mass balance analysis.
Mercury translocation in and evaporation from soil. I. soil lysimeter experiments with 203Hg‐radiolabeled compounds
Due to a considerable increase of anthropogenic mercury emissions, the mercury load of many soils has risen significantly, for instance in northern Europe. Understanding the fate of mercury in soils is a prerequisite for assessing the effects of ecotoxicological concern. This paper presents a method for obtaining qualitative and quantitative information about mercury translocation in and evaporation from soil. Soil lysimeters were treated with 203Hg‐labeled HgCl2 and CH3HgCl and irrigated with artificial rain. It was demonstrated that the leaching of Hg can be detected by measuring the relative y‐activity throughout the soil profile by means of Na(TI)I detectors. Furthermore, the set‐up was designed to allow detection of Hg volatilization from soil by using traps of iodized charcoal, followed by a potassium peroxodisulfate solution and measuring the γ‐activity. The amount of radioactive Hg in soil leachate was measured by a Na(Tl)I well‐type detector after upconcentration. The determination of monomethyl 203Hg was been performed by extraction procedures that isolate the methyl mercury compounds. The amount of 203Hg retained in the soil profile and the real depth of leaching were determined by stratifying the soil profile at the end of the experiment and measuring the y‐activity. With control of all pathways of Hg, the experimental design allows performance of a mass balance analysis.
Mercury translocation in and evaporation from soil. I. soil lysimeter experiments with 203Hg‐radiolabeled compounds
Schlüter, K. (Autor:in) / Alstad, J. (Autor:in) / Seip, H. M. (Autor:in)
Journal of Soil Contamination ; 4 ; 327-353
01.10.1995
27 pages
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Mercury , methylmercury , soil , air , volatilization , radioactive , leaching.