Mercury Mines in Europe
71
Breder R, Flucht R (1984) Mercury levels in the atmosphere of various regions and locations in Italy.
Sci Total Environ 40:231-244
Chereminisoff PN (ed) (1990) Encylopedia of environmental control technology, Vol 4. Hazardous
waste containment and treatment. Gulf Publ Co, Houston, Texas, 631 pp
Dall'Aglio M (1967) The abundance of mercury in 300 natural water samples from Tuscany and
Latium. In: Ahrens LH (ed) Origin and distribution of the elements. Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp
1065- 1081
Edner II, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E, De Liso A, Ferrara R, Maserti BE (1992) Differential
absorption lidar mapping of atmospheric atomic mercury in Italian geothermal fields. I Geophys
Res 97:3779-3786
Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E, Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Bargagli R (1993) Atmospheric
mercury mapping in the cinnabar mine area. Sci Total Environ 133:1-15
Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E, I'errara R, Cioni R, Raco B, Taddeucci G (1994) Total
fluxes of sulfur dioxide from the Italian volcanoes Etna, Stromboli, and Vulcano measured by
differential absorption lidar and passive differential optical absorption spectroscopy. I Geophys Res
99:18827-18838
I'errara R, Petrosino A, Maserti BE, Seritti A, Barghigiani C (1982) The biogeochemical cycle of
mercury in the Mediterranean. Part 2: Mercury in the atmosphere, aerosol and in rainwater of a
northern Tyrrhenian area. Environ Technol Lett 3:449-456
Ferrara R, Seritti A, Barghigiani C, Torti M, Petrosino A, Breder R (1983) Distribution and
environmental significance of mercury near a Mediterranean geochemical anomaly. Proc 2nd Int
Symp Environmental Pollution and its Impact on life in the Mediterranean Region Heraklion, Crete
(Greece) Sept 6-9, 1983, pp 203-211
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Petrosino A, Bargagli R (1986) Mercury levels in rain and in air and the
subsequent washout mechanism in a central Italian region. Atmos Environ 20. 125-128
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Bargagli R (1988) Mercury in the atmosphere and in lichens in a region affected
by a geochemical anomaly. Environ Technol Lett 9:689-694
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E (1991) Mercury in abiotic and
biotic compartments of an area affected by a geological anomaly (Mt Amiata, Italy). Water Air Soil
Pollut 56:219-233
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E (1992) Mercury emissions into
the atmosphere from a chlor-alkali complex measured with the lidar technique. Atmos Environ
26A:1253-1258
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, De Liso A, Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E (1994) Could the
geothermal power plant at Mt. Amiata (Italy) be a source of mercury contamination? In: Watras CJ,
Huckabee IW (eds) Mercury pollution integration and synthesis. Lewis, Boca Raton, pp 601-607
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Andersson M, Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S (1997) Mercury degassing
rate in some mediterranean areas. Water Air Soil Pollut 93:59-66
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Andersson M, Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Hernandez A (1998a)
Atmospheric mercury concentrations and fluxes in the Almaden district. Atmos Environ (in press)
Ferrara R, Mazzolai B, Edner H, Svanberg S, Wallinder E (1998b) Atmospheric mercury sources in the
Mt. Amiata area, Italy. Sci TOTAL ENVIRON 213:13-23
Gaggi C, Chemello G, Bacci E (1991) Mercury vapour accumulation in azalea leaves. Chemosphere
22: 869-872
Gnamus A (1998) Biomonitoring of mercury contamination in the Idrija mining area: is wildlife
particularly vulnerable? Environ Toxicol and Chern - Special Annual Review Issue on Wildlife
Ecotoxicology (submitted)
Gnamus A, Horvat M, Stegnar P (1995) Der Quecksilbergehalt von Rehwild und geiistem Laub fiir die
Bewertllng der Umweltbelastung im Bergbaugebiet von Idrija - Eine Fallstudie aus Slowenien. Z
lagdwiss 41:206-216
C;osar M, Pirc S, Sajn R, Bidovec M, Mashyanov NR, Shoillpov SE (1997) Distribution of mercury in
the atmosphere over Idrija, Slovenia. Environ Geochem Health 19:101-110
Gosar M, Pirc S, Bidovec M Mercury in the Idrijca river sediments. Report (Meet.) Idrija as a Natural
and Anthropogenic Laboratory, 24-25 May 1996, Idrija Mercury Mine, Idrija, Slovenia (in press)
Hanson PI, Lindberg SE, Tabberer TA, Owens IG, Kim K-H (1995) Foliar exchange of mercury vapor:
evidence for a compensation point. Water Air Soil Pollut 80:373-382
71
Breder R, Flucht R (1984) Mercury levels in the atmosphere of various regions and locations in Italy.
Sci Total Environ 40:231-244
Chereminisoff PN (ed) (1990) Encylopedia of environmental control technology, Vol 4. Hazardous
waste containment and treatment. Gulf Publ Co, Houston, Texas, 631 pp
Dall'Aglio M (1967) The abundance of mercury in 300 natural water samples from Tuscany and
Latium. In: Ahrens LH (ed) Origin and distribution of the elements. Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp
1065- 1081
Edner II, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E, De Liso A, Ferrara R, Maserti BE (1992) Differential
absorption lidar mapping of atmospheric atomic mercury in Italian geothermal fields. I Geophys
Res 97:3779-3786
Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E, Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Bargagli R (1993) Atmospheric
mercury mapping in the cinnabar mine area. Sci Total Environ 133:1-15
Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E, I'errara R, Cioni R, Raco B, Taddeucci G (1994) Total
fluxes of sulfur dioxide from the Italian volcanoes Etna, Stromboli, and Vulcano measured by
differential absorption lidar and passive differential optical absorption spectroscopy. I Geophys Res
99:18827-18838
I'errara R, Petrosino A, Maserti BE, Seritti A, Barghigiani C (1982) The biogeochemical cycle of
mercury in the Mediterranean. Part 2: Mercury in the atmosphere, aerosol and in rainwater of a
northern Tyrrhenian area. Environ Technol Lett 3:449-456
Ferrara R, Seritti A, Barghigiani C, Torti M, Petrosino A, Breder R (1983) Distribution and
environmental significance of mercury near a Mediterranean geochemical anomaly. Proc 2nd Int
Symp Environmental Pollution and its Impact on life in the Mediterranean Region Heraklion, Crete
(Greece) Sept 6-9, 1983, pp 203-211
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Petrosino A, Bargagli R (1986) Mercury levels in rain and in air and the
subsequent washout mechanism in a central Italian region. Atmos Environ 20. 125-128
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Bargagli R (1988) Mercury in the atmosphere and in lichens in a region affected
by a geochemical anomaly. Environ Technol Lett 9:689-694
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E (1991) Mercury in abiotic and
biotic compartments of an area affected by a geological anomaly (Mt Amiata, Italy). Water Air Soil
Pollut 56:219-233
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E (1992) Mercury emissions into
the atmosphere from a chlor-alkali complex measured with the lidar technique. Atmos Environ
26A:1253-1258
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, De Liso A, Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Wallinder E (1994) Could the
geothermal power plant at Mt. Amiata (Italy) be a source of mercury contamination? In: Watras CJ,
Huckabee IW (eds) Mercury pollution integration and synthesis. Lewis, Boca Raton, pp 601-607
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Andersson M, Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S (1997) Mercury degassing
rate in some mediterranean areas. Water Air Soil Pollut 93:59-66
Ferrara R, Maserti BE, Andersson M, Edner H, Ragnarson P, Svanberg S, Hernandez A (1998a)
Atmospheric mercury concentrations and fluxes in the Almaden district. Atmos Environ (in press)
Ferrara R, Mazzolai B, Edner H, Svanberg S, Wallinder E (1998b) Atmospheric mercury sources in the
Mt. Amiata area, Italy. Sci TOTAL ENVIRON 213:13-23
Gaggi C, Chemello G, Bacci E (1991) Mercury vapour accumulation in azalea leaves. Chemosphere
22: 869-872
Gnamus A (1998) Biomonitoring of mercury contamination in the Idrija mining area: is wildlife
particularly vulnerable? Environ Toxicol and Chern - Special Annual Review Issue on Wildlife
Ecotoxicology (submitted)
Gnamus A, Horvat M, Stegnar P (1995) Der Quecksilbergehalt von Rehwild und geiistem Laub fiir die
Bewertllng der Umweltbelastung im Bergbaugebiet von Idrija - Eine Fallstudie aus Slowenien. Z
lagdwiss 41:206-216
C;osar M, Pirc S, Sajn R, Bidovec M, Mashyanov NR, Shoillpov SE (1997) Distribution of mercury in
the atmosphere over Idrija, Slovenia. Environ Geochem Health 19:101-110
Gosar M, Pirc S, Bidovec M Mercury in the Idrijca river sediments. Report (Meet.) Idrija as a Natural
and Anthropogenic Laboratory, 24-25 May 1996, Idrija Mercury Mine, Idrija, Slovenia (in press)
Hanson PI, Lindberg SE, Tabberer TA, Owens IG, Kim K-H (1995) Foliar exchange of mercury vapor:
evidence for a compensation point. Water Air Soil Pollut 80:373-382