[Comparison of air/soil mercury exchange between warm and cold season in Hongfeng Reservoir region]

Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2004 Jan;25(1):123-7.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

In July 2002 and March 2003, the mercury exchange flux between soil and air was measured using dynamic flux chamber method in Hongfeng Reservoir region. Mercury exchange flux is (27.4 +/- 40.1) ng x (m2 x h)(-1) (n = 255) and (5.6 +/- 19.4) ng x (m2 x h)(-1) (n = 192) in summer and winter respectively. The correlation coefficient between mercury flux and solar radiation, air temperature, soil temperature is 0.74, 0.83 and 0.80 in summer, and 0.88, 0.56 and 0.59 in winter. From the data, it was found that the mercury emission is stronger in summer than that in winter, and compared to winter, mercury exchange between soil and air depends more on meteorological conditions in summer.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Air / analysis*
  • Air Pollutants / analysis*
  • China
  • Mercury / analysis*
  • Meteorological Concepts
  • Seasons
  • Soil / analysis*
  • Soil Pollutants / analysis*

Substances

  • Air Pollutants
  • Soil
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Mercury