Mercury Pollution Exploration in Latvia with High-Sensitivity Zeeman Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

2011
Egils Bogans, Zanda Gavare, Anda Svagere, Rita Poikane, Janis Skudra

This research presents Hg pollution measurements performed in Latvia with sensitive method using Zeeman AAS analyzer RA-915+ and necessary attachments. Air in Riga city and water samples from a number of rivers and lakes of Latvia were analyzed for presence of low-level Hg concentrations. Ombrotrophic bog peat was analyzed to get insight into long-term trends. Environment in the sites sampled is relatively clean according to the results obtained, but there are local spots of pollution.

Atslēgas vārdi
Mercury in environment, mercury monitoring, mercury background in Latvia, Zeeman atomic absorption spectroscopy

Bogans, E., Gavare, Z., Svagere, A., Poikane, R., Skudra, J. Mercury Pollution Exploration in Latvia with High-Sensitivity Zeeman Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Environmental and Climate Technologies. Nr.7, 2011, 39.-45.lpp. ISSN 1691-5208.

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)