Understanding the mechanisms of mercury evaporation from soil to the atmosphere is
necessary for tracing the fate of mercury in the biological environment and for assessing …

Maritime transportation is recognized to have advantages in terms of environmental impact
compared to other forms of transportation. However, an increment in traffic volumes will also …

Tree barks are relevant interfaces between plants and the external environment, and can
effectively retain airborne particles and elements at their surface. In this paper we have …

The distribution and translocation of mercury (Hg) was studied in the Paglia River
ecosystem, located downstream from the inactive Abbadia San Salvatore mine (ASSM). The …

The uptake, distribution, and subsequent emission of mercury to the atmosphere were
investigated in five plant species (Lepidium latifolium [L.], Artemisia douglasiana [Bess in …

Abstract The Mt. Amiata mining district (Southern Tuscany, Italy) is a world class Hg district,
with a cumulate production of more than 100,000 tonnes of Hg, mostly occurring between …

A biomonitoring network with leafy vegetables was established near a chlor-alkali plant in
order to compare the accumulation of mercury to the atmospheric total gaseous mercury …

Natural emissions of Hg are attracting increased interest both for their environmental
implications and for possible applications in the exploration of mineral, petroleum and …

Concentrations of several trace elements were determined in mosses, higher plants and
organs of small mammals from a geothermal area in Tuscany (central Italy). Increased …

Data both from the literature and from our own research are reported on the Hg levels in the
soil, waters, sediment, atmosphere and some plants of the mineralized Monte Amiata region …