Mercury Pollution Exploration in Latvia with High-Sensitivity Zeeman Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

This research presents Hg pollution measurements performed in Latvia with sensitive method using Zeeman AAS analyzer RA-915+ and necessary attachments. Air in Riga city and water samples from a number of rivers and lakes of Latvia were analyzed for presence of low-level Hg concentrations. Ombrotroph...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental and Climate Technologies 2011, Vol.7 (1), p.39-45
Hauptverfasser:	Bogans, Egils, Gavare, Zanda, Svagere, Anda, Poikane, Rita, Skudra, Janis
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air pollution Aquatic ecology Atomic absorption analysis Atomic absorption spectroscopy Atomic physics Exploration Lakes Mercury Mercury (metal) Mercury pollution Organic chemicals Peat Physics Pollution Pollution abatement Researchers Rivers Scientific imaging Spectral analysis Spectrometry Spectroscopy Trends Water analysis Water pollution Water sampling
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Zusammenfassung:	This research presents Hg pollution measurements performed in Latvia with sensitive method using Zeeman AAS analyzer RA-915+ and necessary attachments. Air in Riga city and water samples from a number of rivers and lakes of Latvia were analyzed for presence of low-level Hg concentrations. Ombrotrophic bog peat was analyzed to get insight into long-term trends. Environment in the sites sampled is relatively clean according to the results obtained, but there are local spots of pollution.
ISSN:	1691-5208 2255-8837
DOI:	10.2478/v10145-011-0026-y