Rapid Monitoring of Mercury in Air from an Organic Chemical Factory in China Using a Portable Mercury Analyzer
A chemical factory, using a production technology of acetaldehyde with mercury catalysis, was located southeast of Qingzhen City in Guizhou Province, China. Previous research showed heavy mercury pollution through an extensive downstream area. A current investigation of the mercury distribution in a...
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| author | Akira Yasutake Jin Ping Cheng Masako Kiyono Shimpei Uraguchi Xiaojie Liu Kyoko Miura Yoshiaki Yasuda Nikolay Mashyanov |
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| description | A chemical factory, using a production technology of acetaldehyde with mercury catalysis, was located southeast of Qingzhen City in Guizhou Province, China. Previous research showed heavy mercury pollution through an extensive downstream area. A current investigation of the mercury distribution in ambient air, soils, and plants suggests that mobile mercury species in soils created elevated mercury concentrations in ambient air and vegetation. Mercury concentrations of up to 600 ng/m3 in air over the contaminated area provided evidence of the mercury transformation to volatile Hg(0). Mercury analysis of soil and plant samples demonstrated that the mercury concentrations in soil with vaporized and plant-absorbable forms were higher in the southern area, which was closer to the factory. Our results suggest that air monitoring using a portable mercury analyzer can be a convenient and useful method for the rapid detection and mapping of mercury pollution in advanced field surveys. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d968a67433ad4e0fb0c95f38bab343732025-02-03T06:12:13ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2011-01-01111630164010.1100/2011/493207493207Rapid Monitoring of Mercury in Air from an Organic Chemical Factory in China Using a Portable Mercury AnalyzerAkira Yasutake0Jin Ping Cheng1Masako Kiyono2Shimpei Uraguchi3Xiaojie Liu4Kyoko Miura5Yoshiaki Yasuda6Nikolay Mashyanov7Kumamoto University Graduate School of Science and Technology, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, JapanSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, ChinaDepartment of Public Health, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, JapanBiotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, JapanNational Institute for Minamata Disease, 4058-18 Hama, Minamata, Kumamoto 867-0008, JapanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Wako University, 2160 Kanai-cho, Machida, Tokyo 195-8585, JapanKumamoto University Graduate School of Science and Technology, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, JapanDepartment of Geology, St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg 199034, RussiaA chemical factory, using a production technology of acetaldehyde with mercury catalysis, was located southeast of Qingzhen City in Guizhou Province, China. Previous research showed heavy mercury pollution through an extensive downstream area. A current investigation of the mercury distribution in ambient air, soils, and plants suggests that mobile mercury species in soils created elevated mercury concentrations in ambient air and vegetation. Mercury concentrations of up to 600 ng/m3 in air over the contaminated area provided evidence of the mercury transformation to volatile Hg(0). Mercury analysis of soil and plant samples demonstrated that the mercury concentrations in soil with vaporized and plant-absorbable forms were higher in the southern area, which was closer to the factory. Our results suggest that air monitoring using a portable mercury analyzer can be a convenient and useful method for the rapid detection and mapping of mercury pollution in advanced field surveys.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2011/493207 |
| spellingShingle | Akira Yasutake Jin Ping Cheng Masako Kiyono Shimpei Uraguchi Xiaojie Liu Kyoko Miura Yoshiaki Yasuda Nikolay Mashyanov Rapid Monitoring of Mercury in Air from an Organic Chemical Factory in China Using a Portable Mercury Analyzer The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Rapid Monitoring of Mercury in Air from an Organic Chemical Factory in China Using a Portable Mercury Analyzer |
| title_full | Rapid Monitoring of Mercury in Air from an Organic Chemical Factory in China Using a Portable Mercury Analyzer |
| title_fullStr | Rapid Monitoring of Mercury in Air from an Organic Chemical Factory in China Using a Portable Mercury Analyzer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapid Monitoring of Mercury in Air from an Organic Chemical Factory in China Using a Portable Mercury Analyzer |
| title_short | Rapid Monitoring of Mercury in Air from an Organic Chemical Factory in China Using a Portable Mercury Analyzer |
| title_sort | rapid monitoring of mercury in air from an organic chemical factory in china using a portable mercury analyzer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2011/493207 |
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