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Contents
II
International Case Studies
II.a Industrial Sites
1
Distribution, Bioavailability and Speciation of Mercury in Contaminated
Soil and Groundwater of a Former Wood Impregnation Plant . . . . .. 181
T. Schondorf, M. Bgli, H. Biester, W. Mailahn, and W. Rotard
2
Relative Importance of Non -Point Sources of Mercury to an
Industrialized Coastal System, Sepetiba Bay, SE Brazil . . . . . . . . . . 207
R. V. Marins, L.D. de Lacerda, and R.C. Villas Boas
3 Monitoring and Assessment of Mercury Pollution in the Vicinity
of Electrical Engineering Plants in the CIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
B.P. Yanin and N.N. Moskalenko
4 Mercury in Gas and Oil Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
N.A. Ozerova, N.P. Mashyanov, Yu.1. Pikovsky, V. V. Ryzhov,
A.B. Chernova, A.A. Ganeev, S.B. Sholupov, and L.A. Dobryansky
II.b Mining
1
Atmospheric Mercury in Abandoned Mine Structures and Restored
Mine Buildings at Mt. Amiata, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 249
R. Ferrara, B.B. Maserti, B. Mazzolai, F. Di Francesco, H. Bdner,
S. Svanberg, and B. Wallinder
2 Mercury in the Town of Idrija (Slovenia) After 500 Years of Mining
and Smelting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
V. MiklavCiC
3 Evaluation of Internal Doses of Mercury at Intermittent Exposure
to Elemental Mercury at the Mine in Idrija . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
A. Kobal, B. Nanut, M. Horvat, P. Stegnar, and A. Sabadin
4 Mercury in Terrestrial Food Webs of the Idrija Mining Area . . . . . . 281
A. Gnamus and M. Horvat
5 Vegetation on Contaminated Sites near an Hg Mine and Smelter . . . . 321
V. Bandsovd
6 Modern Mercury Contamination from Historic Amalgamation Milling
of Silver-Gold Ores in the Carson River, Nevada and Jordan Creek,
Idaho: Importance of Speciation Analysis in Understanding the Source,
Mobility, and Fate of Polluted Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
P.I. Lechler
7 Gold Mining in Siberia as a Source of Mercury Contamination
of the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
T. G. Laperdina, M. V. Melnikova, and T.B. Khvostova
Contents
II
International Case Studies
II.a Industrial Sites
1
Distribution, Bioavailability and Speciation of Mercury in Contaminated
Soil and Groundwater of a Former Wood Impregnation Plant . . . . .. 181
T. Schondorf, M. Bgli, H. Biester, W. Mailahn, and W. Rotard
2
Relative Importance of Non -Point Sources of Mercury to an
Industrialized Coastal System, Sepetiba Bay, SE Brazil . . . . . . . . . . 207
R. V. Marins, L.D. de Lacerda, and R.C. Villas Boas
3 Monitoring and Assessment of Mercury Pollution in the Vicinity
of Electrical Engineering Plants in the CIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
B.P. Yanin and N.N. Moskalenko
4 Mercury in Gas and Oil Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
N.A. Ozerova, N.P. Mashyanov, Yu.1. Pikovsky, V. V. Ryzhov,
A.B. Chernova, A.A. Ganeev, S.B. Sholupov, and L.A. Dobryansky
II.b Mining
1
Atmospheric Mercury in Abandoned Mine Structures and Restored
Mine Buildings at Mt. Amiata, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 249
R. Ferrara, B.B. Maserti, B. Mazzolai, F. Di Francesco, H. Bdner,
S. Svanberg, and B. Wallinder
2 Mercury in the Town of Idrija (Slovenia) After 500 Years of Mining
and Smelting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
V. MiklavCiC
3 Evaluation of Internal Doses of Mercury at Intermittent Exposure
to Elemental Mercury at the Mine in Idrija . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
A. Kobal, B. Nanut, M. Horvat, P. Stegnar, and A. Sabadin
4 Mercury in Terrestrial Food Webs of the Idrija Mining Area . . . . . . 281
A. Gnamus and M. Horvat
5 Vegetation on Contaminated Sites near an Hg Mine and Smelter . . . . 321
V. Bandsovd
6 Modern Mercury Contamination from Historic Amalgamation Milling
of Silver-Gold Ores in the Carson River, Nevada and Jordan Creek,
Idaho: Importance of Speciation Analysis in Understanding the Source,
Mobility, and Fate of Polluted Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
P.I. Lechler
7 Gold Mining in Siberia as a Source of Mercury Contamination
of the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
T. G. Laperdina, M. V. Melnikova, and T.B. Khvostova