Open AccessSEASONAL PATTERN OF GASEOUS MERCURY EMANATIONS FROM FORESTED SOILS IN ALBERTA
Author(s) -
K.R. Can,
M. J. Dudas
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
canadian journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1918-1841
pISSN - 0008-4271
DOI - 10.4141/cjss82-060
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , soil water , environmental chemistry , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , chemistry , soil science , geotechnical engineering , computer science , programming language
Degassing of mercury from two forested soils located in central Alberta was monitored for 2 yr. Gaseous mercury emanations were consistently detected as Hg-purges beginning in August and ending in October. The degassing rate measured over forest litter layers was near 180 μg Hg/(m 2 ∙yr).
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