Accumulation and risk assessment of mercury in soil as influenced by mercury mining/smelting in Tongren, Southwest China.
Mercury pollution
Mercury speciation
Methylation
Risk assessment
Soil
Journal
Environmental geochemistry and health
ISSN: 1573-2983
Titre abrégé: Environ Geochem Health
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8903118
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Feb 2024
17 Feb 2024
Historique:
received:
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09
2023
accepted:
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01
2024
medline:
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2
2024
pubmed:
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2024
entrez:
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2
2024
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epublish
Résumé
To investigate the influence of mercury (Hg) mining/smelting on the surrounding soil environment, ninety soil samples were collected around Hg mining/smelting areas in Tongren city, Guizhou Province, Southwest China. The total mercury (THg), methylmercury (MeHg), bioavailability and fractions of Hg in the soil and their potential risk were evaluated. The results showed that Hg mining/smelting significantly increased the soil pH and decreased the soil organic matter content (p < 0.05). The THg content in the surrounding soil was much higher than that at the control site, with almost all the samples exceeding the national standard in China (3.4 mg/kg, GB15618-2018). Similarly, the concentrations of MeHg (0.09-2.74 μg/kg) and bioavailable Hg (0.64-62.94 μg/kg) in these soil samples were also significantly higher than those in the control site. However, the MeHg/THg ratio was significantly lower in mining/smelting influenced soils (0.01-0.68%) than in control soils (0.60-3.72%). Fraction analysis revealed that residual (RES-Hg) and organic matter-bounded (OM-Hg) Hg accounted for more than 50% of the THg. Ecological risk assessment revealed that the potential ecological risk for most of the Hg mining/smelting-influenced soils (30.16 ≤ E
Identifiants
pubmed: 38367093
doi: 10.1007/s10653-024-01860-4
pii: 10.1007/s10653-024-01860-4
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Substances chimiques
Mercury
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Soil
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Soil Pollutants
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Methylmercury Compounds
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Organisme : Science and Technology Program of Guizhou Province
ID : QKHJC-ZK[2021]224
Organisme : National Key Laboratory of Human Factors Engineering
ID : 614222210022213
Organisme : Education Department of Henan Province
ID : 23A610013
Organisme : Science and Technology Development of Henan Province
ID : 222102110359
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