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APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY
Volume 23, Issue 3, Pages 594-601Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.12.017
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A set of surface samples was created using purified laboratory grade sand treated with 0.05 mu g/g Hg as the HgCl2 salt and various concentrations of purified humic and fulvic. acids. Emissions of elemental Hg from these substrates to the atmosphere were inversely correlated with the organic content of the samples (99% confidence level). The greatest differences in Hg emissions were found between samples containing the lowest concentrations of humic matter (0% versus 0.01% humic, and 0.01% versus 0.1% humic), only small differences in Hg flux were found to exist for samples with higher concentrations of humic acid (1%, 5%, and 100%). This effect was independent of the type of humic substance used, with both humic and fulvic acids showing an inhibitory effect on surface Hg emissions. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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