Monitoring mercury in two South African herbaria
Abstract Mercury [Hg] emissions from old plant collections treated with mercuric chloride (HgCl2) may present a high health risk for staff working in certain herbaria. The present study evaluated Hg concentrations in ambient air, plant specimens and biological samples from staff working in the Preto...
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Elsevier
2008
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Online Access: | http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001712 |