Mercury Content in Rural and Industrial Regions in Lower Silesia

摘要

Monitoring studies of environmental (soil, water, grass and cereals) and biological materials (tissues of hens, eggs, cow's milk) in the industrialized area of the Legnica-Glogow copper mine district (LGOM-copper region) and Jeleniogorska Valley (KJG) were carried out in order to determine the content of mercury. Low concentrations, at levels naturally occurring in the environment, were determined. The content of this metal in soil, plants, water, poultry tissues and raw cow's milk was slightly elevated in both the industrial (LGOM-copper region) and ecologically clean (KJG) regions.