Mercury in soil, vegetable and human hair in a typical mining area in China: Implication for human exposure

Concentrations of total mercury (T-Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in soil, vegetables, and human hair were measured in a mercury mining area in central China. T-Hg and MeHg concentrations in soil ranged from 1.53 to 1054.97mg/kg and 0.88 to 46.52μg/kg, respectively. T-Hg concentrations was correlated...

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Published in:Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2018-06, Vol.68, p.73-82
Main Authors: Jia, Qin, Zhu, Xuemei, Hao, Yaqiong, Yang, Ziliang, Wang, Qi, Fu, Haihui, Yu, Hongjin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Child
Environmental Exposure - analysis
Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Pollutants - analysis
Food Contamination
Hair - chemistry
Human hair
Humans
Mercury
Mercury - analysis
Methylmercury
Methylmercury Compounds - analysis
Mining
Soil
Soil - chemistry
Vegetable
Vegetables - chemistry
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Summary:Concentrations of total mercury (T-Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in soil, vegetables, and human hair were measured in a mercury mining area in central China. T-Hg and MeHg concentrations in soil ranged from 1.53 to 1054.97mg/kg and 0.88 to 46.52μg/kg, respectively. T-Hg concentrations was correlated with total organic carbon (TOC) content (R2=0.50, p
ISSN:1001-0742
1878-7320
DOI:10.1016/j.jes.2017.05.018