Vertical Distribution of Total Mercury and Mercury Methylation in a Landfill Site in Japan.

ABSTRACT: Mercury is a neurotoxin, with certain organic forms of the element being particularly harmful to humans. The Minamata Convention was adopted to reduce the intentional use and emission of mercury. Because mercury is an element, it cannot be decomposed. Mercury-containing products and mercury used for various processes will eventually enter the waste stream, and landfill sites will become a mercury sink. While landfill sites can be a source of mercury pollution, the behavior of mercury in solid waste within a landfill site is still not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to determine the depth profile of mercury, the levels of methyl mercury (MeHg), and the factors controlling methylation in an old landfill site that received waste for over 30 years. Three sampling cores were sel

SUBMITTER: Yang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6025181 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature