Evaluation of mercury contamination using plant leaves and humus as indicators

Plant leaves and humus were collected from three areas with and without mercury emission sources. Mercury in these samples were determined by cold flameless atomic absorption spectrometry. A part of mercury emitted from the source into the atmosphere is absorbed by plant leaves, and move to humus th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chemosphere (Oxford) 1985, Vol.14 (11), p.1687-1693
Hauptverfasser:	Tamura, R., Fukuzaki, N., Hirano, Y., Mizushima, Y.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	500200 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989) ABSORPTION ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY AIR POLLUTION MONITORING Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology ASIA Biological and medical sciences CHEMICAL ANALYSIS Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology HUMUS JAPAN LEAVES MERCURY COMPOUNDS SPECTROSCOPY Terrestrial environment, soil, air
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Zusammenfassung:	Plant leaves and humus were collected from three areas with and without mercury emission sources. Mercury in these samples were determined by cold flameless atomic absorption spectrometry. A part of mercury emitted from the source into the atmosphere is absorbed by plant leaves, and move to humus through fallen leaves. Consequentry, plant leaves are able to be used as an indicator for the evaluation of mercury in air at present. Humus is usefull for the evaluation of mercury contamination through the air from the past to present.
ISSN:	0045-6535 1879-1298
DOI:	10.1016/0045-6535(85)90109-2