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Mercury in plants, soil and atmosphere near a chlor-alkali complex

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Data of atmospheric Hg concentrations measured near the chlor-alkali complex of Rosignano Solvay (Livorno, Italy) show that the impact of the industry on the terrestrial environment is restricted to a close area around; background values (3 to 5 ng m−3) are reached within a radius of 4 to 5 km. Hg levels in plants (Poa sp. Pinus nigra and Solidago sp.) and in soil show the highest values in the sampling stations near the electrolytic cells.

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  1. C.N.R. - Istituto di Biofisica, Via S. Lorenzo, 26, 56127, Pisa, Italy

    B. E. Maserti & R. Ferrara

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Maserti, B.E., Ferrara, R. Mercury in plants, soil and atmosphere near a chlor-alkali complex. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 56, 15–20 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00342257

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