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Microbial Aspects of the Volatile Loss of Applied Mercury (II) From Soils
Author(s) -
Landa Edward R.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of environmental quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1537-2537
pISSN - 0047-2425
DOI - 10.2134/jeq1978.00472425000700010017x
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , soil water , environmental chemistry , chemistry , moisture , elemental mercury , mercure , water content , environmental science , soil science , analytical chemistry (journal) , geology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , flue gas , computer science , programming language
Five surface soils from southeastern Montana were studied to determine the effects of autoclaving and glucose additions on the volatile loss of applied divalent inorganic mercury. Soils were amended to 1 ppm Hg as 203 Hg‐Hg(NO 3 ) 2 , maintained at room temperature near the 1/3‐bar moisture content, and Hg content monitored for 7 weeks. Mercury losses from soils receiving neither autoclaving or glucose additions ranged from 5 to 30%. In general, autoclaving reduced the total quantity of Hg lost, while glucose additions increased the initial loss rate of applied Hg.