Atmospheric Mercury Mapping In A Cinnabar Mining Area
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Summary, in English
A mobile differential absorption lidar system was used in conjunction with point monitors to study the spatial and temporal distribution of atomic mercury in the atmosphere around an abandoned mercury mine at Abbadia S. Salvatore, Italy. The use of the remote sensing technique allows a fast coverage of large areas both horizontally and vertically with a good temporal resolution. Concentrations exceeding 1000 ng/m3 were measured close to the distillation plant and considerably elevated values also were evident above deposits of roasted cinnabar. Vertical gradients of the mercury concentration in air were established. These showed a very pronounced decrease a few centimeters above the ground.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
1993
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1-15
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Science of the Total Environment
Volym
133
Issue
1-2
Fulltext
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Environmental Sciences
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1879-1026