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Atmospheric Mercury Emission At Solfatara Volcano (Pozzuoli, Phlegraean Fields, Italy)

Ferrara, R ; Maserti, B. E ; Deliso, A ; Cioni, R ; Raco, B ; Taddeucci, G ; Edner, H ; Ragnarson, P ; Svanberg, Sune LU and Wallinder, E (1994) In Chemosphere 29(7). p.1421-1428
Abstract
Mercury concentrations in air and in condensed steam coming from fumarolic activity at the Solfatara crater (Phlegraean Fields - Italy) were determined. In the condensed steam, mercury was found mainly associated as Hg-S complexes and showed a flux in the range from 0.9 to 4.5 g day(-1). Using the point monitor technique, high values (up to 690 ng m(-3)) of atmospheric mercury levels were observed only close to the main exhaling areas, while background levels (2 ng m(-3)) were measured over the crater area using the lidar technique. An upper limit (<2.4 g day(-1)) for the flux of elemental mercury in air was estimated with the lidar. This remote sensing technique also allowed to assess an upper limit for the SO2 flux (<24 kg day... (More)
Mercury concentrations in air and in condensed steam coming from fumarolic activity at the Solfatara crater (Phlegraean Fields - Italy) were determined. In the condensed steam, mercury was found mainly associated as Hg-S complexes and showed a flux in the range from 0.9 to 4.5 g day(-1). Using the point monitor technique, high values (up to 690 ng m(-3)) of atmospheric mercury levels were observed only close to the main exhaling areas, while background levels (2 ng m(-3)) were measured over the crater area using the lidar technique. An upper limit (<2.4 g day(-1)) for the flux of elemental mercury in air was estimated with the lidar. This remote sensing technique also allowed to assess an upper limit for the SO2 flux (<24 kg day (-1)). (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Mercury concentrations in air and in condensed steam coming from fumarolic activity at the Solfatara crater (Phlegraean Fields - Italy) were determined. In the condensed steam, mercury was found mainly associated as Hg-S complexes and showed a flux in the range from 0.9 to 4.5 g day(-1). Using the point monitor technique, high values (up to 690 ng m(-3)) of atmospheric mercury levels were observed only close to the main exhaling areas, while background levels (2 ng m(-3)) were measured over the crater area using the lidar technique. An upper limit (&lt;2.4 g day(-1)) for the flux of elemental mercury in air was estimated with the lidar. This remote sensing technique also allowed to assess an upper limit for the SO2 flux (&lt;24 kg day (-1)).}},
  author       = {{Ferrara, R and Maserti, B. E and Deliso, A and Cioni, R and Raco, B and Taddeucci, G and Edner, H and Ragnarson, P and Svanberg, Sune and Wallinder, E}},
  issn         = {{1879-1298}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{1421--1428}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Chemosphere}},
  title        = {{Atmospheric Mercury Emission At Solfatara Volcano (Pozzuoli, Phlegraean Fields, Italy)}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5196049/2297180.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/0045-6535(94)90275-5}},
  volume       = {{29}},
  year         = {{1994}},
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