Field method for preservation of total mercury in waters, including those associated with artisanal scale gold mining

Author:

King David C. P.12ORCID,Watts Michael J.2ORCID,Hamilton Elliott M.2ORCID,Mortimer Robert J. G.3,Coffey Mike1,Osano Odipo4ORCID,Ondayo Maureene Auma4,Di Bonito Marcello15

Affiliation:

1. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

2. Inorganic Geochemistry Facility, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK

3. York St John University, York, UK

4. University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya

5. Unversità di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Abstract

A method was developed for sampling and preserving total Hg from water samples, recovering >75% Hg over 4 weeks of storage. The method was assessed using water samples at artisanal gold mining sites in Kenya.

Funder

Nottingham Trent University

British Geological Survey

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

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