Distribution and speciation of mercury in soil in the area of an ancient mercury ore roasting site, Frbejžene trate (Idrija area, Slovenia)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-145

  Teršič, Tamara ^a   Gosar, Mateja ^a   Biester, Harald ^b  

^a Geološki zavod Slovenije ^*  (Slovenia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hg ore processing; Hg speciation; Idrija Hg mine; Slovenia; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC SYSTEM; CONTAMINATED SOILS; HG CONCENTRATIONS; HG RELEASE; IDRIJA HG MINE; MERCURY SPECIATIONS; MINERAL SOILS; MINING ACTIVITIES; RECOVERY RATE; SAMPLING LOCATION; SLOVENIA; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOIL SAMPLING; SURFACE SOIL LAYERS; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

CALCINATION; DESORPTION; LEACHING; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; ORE ROASTING; ORES; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINE WASTE; MINING; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

IDRIJA; SLOVENIA;

EID: 79960637386     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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