Effect of organic matter and pH on mercury release from soils

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1349-1354

  YANG, Yong kui ^a   ZHANG, Cheng ^a   SHI, Xiao jun ^a   LIN, Tao ^a   WANG, Ding yong ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING KEY LABORATORY OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

Author keywords

mercury; organic matter; pH; release flux

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DYNAMICS; MERCURY (METAL); PH EFFECTS;

DYNAMIC FLUX CHAMBER; RELEASE FLUX;

SOILS;

DIVALENT CATION; MERCURY; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DYNAMICS; MERCURY (METAL); PH EFFECTS; SOILS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; FLUX CHAMBER; LABORATORY METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NUTRIENT CYCLING; PH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEST;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MANURE; PH; SOIL; TIME;

CATIONS, DIVALENT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANURE; MERCURY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36148943219     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(07)60220-4     Document Type: Article

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