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| Author(s): |
Paula Albernaz Machado Michelazzo
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Química |
| Defense date: | 2007-11-26 |
| Examining board members: |
Anne Hélène Fostier;
Wilson de Figueiredo Jardim;
Olaf Malm;
Antonio Aparecido Mozeto;
Nivaldo Baccan
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| Advisor: | Anne Hélène Fostier |
| Abstract | |
The influence of biomass burning on the atmospheric mercury concentration was investigated in the region of Piracicaba (SP) (sugar cane) and in the region of Alta Floresta (MT) (Amazon forest). The results obtained for gaseous mercury concentration in Piracicaba (8.6 ± 4.0 ng m-3 ¿ jun/04; 10.9 ± 5.5 ng m ¿ ago/04 and 8.3 ± 7.6 ng m ¿ feb/05) and particulate mercury concentration 120 ± 53 ng m ¿ jun/04; 435 ± 566 ng m ¿ ago/04 e 143 ± 99 ng m ¿ feb/05) indicate the influence of emission sources in the concentration of mercury in the atmosphere of the region. In Alta Floresta the average values of atmospheric Hg for the two studied areas (4.3 ± 3.5 ng mbefore and 40 ± 33 ng m after forest fire (2004) and 2.1 ± 2.3 ng mbefore and 15.0 ± 11.9 ng m after fire (2005)) show the influence of forest fires in the emission of Hg in the region. The determination of Hg concentrations in soils before and after fire allowed demonstrating that only the Hg present in the superficial layer of soil (0-2 cm) is emitted during the forest fires. The Hg burden calculated in soil (0-1 cm) and vegetation was 4.5 and 9.5 g ha, respectively and the Hg emission factors for the study areas of 2004 and 2005 was 2.5 g ha and 2.6 g ha, respectively. (AU) | |