COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE FIXATION OF INORGANIC MERCURY ON THE PRINCIPAL CLAY MINERALS AND THE SEDIMENTS OF THE LOIRE ESTUARY

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE FIXATION OF INORGANIC MERCURY ON THE PRINCIPAL CLAY MINERALS AND THE SEDIMENTS OF THE LOIRE ESTUARY

Référence officielle : SED1193

Année(s) de parution : 1977

Maître(s) d'ouvrage : ESTUARINE AND COASTAL MARINE SCIENCE

Maître(s) d'œuvre : LABORATOIRE DE TOXICOLOGIE - LABORATOIRE DE GEOLOGIE MARINE

Format : PAPIER ET NUMERIQUE

Nature(s) : Article, Articles, périodiques et presse

Thème(s) : SEDIMENTOLOGIE

Emprise principale : estuaire dynamique

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Comparative study of the fixation of inorganic mercury on the principal clay minerals and the sediments of the Loire estuary

Introduction
Testing for the fixation of inorganic mercury on different clay minerals
– Procedure
– Validity of method
Experimental results
– Fixation of mercury in terms of time and initial mercury concentration
– Fixation of mercury in relation to salinity
– Fixation of mercury in relation to turbidity
Experimental results
– Fixation of mercury in terms of time and initial mercury concentration
– Desorption of mercury fixed artificially on clay minerals
Results of the studies in situ in the Loire estuary
– Introduction
– Results
– Sediments in suspension
– Geographical distribution
– Change of pollution in time
Conclusion
References