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Mercury concentrations at a historically mercury-contaminated site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Williams, CR
dc.contributor.author Leaner, LJ
dc.contributor.author Somerset, VS
dc.contributor.author Nel, JM
dc.date.accessioned 2011-10-10T13:34:35Z
dc.date.available 2011-10-10T13:34:35Z
dc.date.issued 2011-02
dc.identifier.citation Williams, CR, Leaner, LJ et al. 2011. Mercury concentrations at a historically mercury-contaminated site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol 18(7), pp 1079-1089 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5219
dc.description Copyright: 2011 Springer Verlag Germany. This is the post print version of the paper. The definitive version is published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol 18(7), pp 1079-1089 en_US
dc.description.abstract A mercury (Hg) processing plant previously operating in KwaZulu-Natal Province (South Africa) discharged Hg waste into a nearby river system causing widespread contamination since the 1980s. Although the processing plant ceased operation in the 1990s, Hg contamination (due to residual Hg) remains significant. Previous studies in the area since the plant’s closure have found elevated Hg concentrations in fish, and that these concentrations were as a direct consequence of widespread contamination of the Hg processing plant operations conducted between the 1980s and 1990s. The objectives of this study aimed at investigating the impacts of residual Hg almost 20 years after the plant’s closure. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Springer Verlag Germany en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow request;6920
dc.subject Mercury en_US
dc.subject Methylmercury en_US
dc.subject Sediment en_US
dc.subject Biota en_US
dc.subject Residual mercury en_US
dc.subject Environmental science en_US
dc.subject Pollution en_US
dc.title Mercury concentrations at a historically mercury-contaminated site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Williams, C., Leaner, L., Somerset, V., & Nel, J. (2011). Mercury concentrations at a historically mercury-contaminated site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5219 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Williams, CR, LJ Leaner, VS Somerset, and JM Nel "Mercury concentrations at a historically mercury-contaminated site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5219 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Williams C, Leaner L, Somerset V, Nel J. Mercury concentrations at a historically mercury-contaminated site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5219. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Williams, CR AU - Leaner, LJ AU - Somerset, VS AU - Nel, JM AB - A mercury (Hg) processing plant previously operating in KwaZulu-Natal Province (South Africa) discharged Hg waste into a nearby river system causing widespread contamination since the 1980s. Although the processing plant ceased operation in the 1990s, Hg contamination (due to residual Hg) remains significant. Previous studies in the area since the plant’s closure have found elevated Hg concentrations in fish, and that these concentrations were as a direct consequence of widespread contamination of the Hg processing plant operations conducted between the 1980s and 1990s. The objectives of this study aimed at investigating the impacts of residual Hg almost 20 years after the plant’s closure. DA - 2011-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Mercury KW - Methylmercury KW - Sediment KW - Biota KW - Residual mercury KW - Environmental science KW - Pollution LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 T1 - Mercury concentrations at a historically mercury-contaminated site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa TI - Mercury concentrations at a historically mercury-contaminated site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5219 ER - en_ZA


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