The use of a geostatistical model supported by multivariate analysis to assess the spatial distribution of mercury in soils from historical mining areas: Karczowka Mt., Miedzianka Mt., and Rudki (south-central Poland).

ABSTRACT: For the purpose of this study, 181 soil samples were collected from three post-mining areas (Miedzianka Mt. (62), Karczówka Mt. (61), and Rudki (58)) in the Holy Cross Mountains, south-central Poland. Collected samples were dried, disaggregated, and digested in a closed microwave system. All solutions were analyzed for Hg concentrations with cold vapor-atomic absorption spectroscopy (CV-AAS) technique using a continuous flow vapor accessory. The average Hg concentrations and the upper limits of geochemical background (UBG) were as follows: Miedzianka Mt. Hg 0.501 mg kg^-1, UBG 0.312 mg kg^-1; Karczówka Mt. Hg 0.150 mg kg^-1, UBG 0.180 mg kg^-1; Rudki area Hg 0.216 mg kg^-1, UBG 0.193 mg kg^-1. The use of a spatial distribution map

SUBMITTER: Dolegowska S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6482127 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature