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METHYLATION OF MERCURY IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS
Citation:
Rogers, R. METHYLATION OF MERCURY IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-76/040 (NTIS PB265292), 1976.
Description:
Methylation of applied divalent mercury ion was found to occur in agricultural soils. The production of methylmercury was affected by soil texture, soil moisture content, soil temperature, concentration of the ionic mercury amendment, and time. Methylation was directly proportional to clay content, moisture content, temperature, and mercury concentration. After an initial build-up of methylmercury in soil, there appeared to be a mechanism that decreased the methylmercury content with increasing time. Copyright (c) 1976, ASA, CSSA, SSSA.
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:01/07/1976
Record Last Revised:12/22/2005
Record ID:
31782