Biogeochemistry of Hg in Soil-Plant System in Regions with Anthropogenic Contamination

Authors

  • M. Hlodák Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • P. Matúš Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • M. Urík Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • L. Kořenková Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • P. Mikušová Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia | Department of Non-vascular Plants, Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • M. Senila Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • P. Diviš Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic

Keywords:

mercury, soil, plants, separation techniques, separation yield, transfer coefficient

Abstract

Application of selected separation techniques and obtained total Hg concentrations in studied plant species indicate relatively low Hg phytoavailability in studied soils. Calculated separation yields for applied separation techniques were in many cases comparable with soil-plant transfer recovery values for studied plant species. Distribution of Hg in roots of studied root vegetables showed the tendency of increasing amount of Hg from basal towards terminal part of root.

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Published

2015-05-15

How to Cite

Hlodák, M., Matúš, P., Urík, M., Kořenková, L., Mikušová, P., Senila, M., & Diviš, P. (2015). Biogeochemistry of Hg in Soil-Plant System in Regions with Anthropogenic Contamination. Chemické Listy, 109(5), 385–389. Retrieved from http://ww.w.chemicke-listy.cz/ojs3/index.php/chemicke-listy/article/view/374

Issue

Vol. 109 No. 5 (2015)

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