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Factors Influencing the Volatilization of Mercury from Soil
Author(s) -
Rogers Robert D.,
Mc Farlane James C.
Publication year - 1979
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/jeq1979.00472425000800020025x
Subject(s) - volatilisation , mercury (programming language) , loam , environmental chemistry , soil water , nitrate , environmental science , ammonium nitrate , chemistry , soil science , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language
Mercury volatilization from soils amended to 1 ppm mercury with mercuric nitrate decreased substantially within 1 week after application. During the first week, 20% of the applied mercury was lost from a silty clay‐loam soil and 45% was lost from a loamy sand soil. Volatilization of Hg from the loamy sand soil resulted in a concurrent decrease in ammonium nitrate‐extractable mercury. Other work with sterile soil indicates that the volatilization was mediated by microorganisms.