BENTHIC FLUXES MEASUREMENT OF MERCURY AND METHYLMERCURY IN PIALASSA BAIONA (RAVENNA, ITALY)

Previous research on mercury (Hg) showed strong contamination of the Piallassa Baiona (P.B.) lagoon, near Ravenna. The lagoon received between 100 and 200 tons of Hg generated by an acetaldehyde factory in 1957-1977. In this study, the Hg cycling at the sediment-water interface in the P.B. lagoon wa...

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Main Authors: Stefano Covelli, Andrea Emili, Alessandro Acquavita, Enrico Dinelli, Neža Koron, Jadran Faganeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2010-04-01
Series:EQA
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Online Access:http://eqa.unibo.it/article/view/3789