Somerset, VS2011-10-242011-10-242010-01Somerset, VS. 2010. First mercury reference laboratory is established in Southern Africa. Environmental Chemistry Group Bulletin (ECG bulletin), Vol 10(1), pp 22-241758-6224http://www.rsc.org/images/ECG_Jan_2010_tcm18-173535.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/5257The bulletin is published biannually by the Royal Society of Chemistry’s (RSC) Environmental Chemistry Group (ECG)In order to investigate and understand the behaviour of mercury in the South African environment, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has established the first Mercury Reference Laboratory at the CSIR in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa. The laboratory forms part of the Water Ecosystems and Human Health research group, within the Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) research sector in the CSIR. With this laboratory in operation, a team of CSIR researchers were able to conduct a national survey of mercury in the country’s surface water resources. This investigation was conducted at over sixty sampling sites in all nineteen of South Africa’s water management areasenWater qualityBioaccumulationHuman healthFirst mercury labEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmentArticleSomerset, V. (2010). First mercury reference laboratory is established in Southern Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5257Somerset, VS "First mercury reference laboratory is established in Southern Africa." (2010) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5257Somerset V. First mercury reference laboratory is established in Southern Africa. 2010; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5257.TY - Article AU - Somerset, VS AB - In order to investigate and understand the behaviour of mercury in the South African environment, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has established the first Mercury Reference Laboratory at the CSIR in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa. The laboratory forms part of the Water Ecosystems and Human Health research group, within the Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) research sector in the CSIR. With this laboratory in operation, a team of CSIR researchers were able to conduct a national survey of mercury in the country’s surface water resources. This investigation was conducted at over sixty sampling sites in all nineteen of South Africa’s water management areas DA - 2010-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Water quality KW - Bioaccumulation KW - Human health KW - First mercury lab KW - Environmental chemistry KW - Environment LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 SM - 1758-6224 T1 - First mercury reference laboratory is established in Southern Africa TI - First mercury reference laboratory is established in Southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5257 ER -