Gaseous Elemental Mercury and Total and Leached Mercury in Building Materials from the Former Hg-Mining Area of Abbadia San Salvatore (Central Italy).

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Published in Int J Environ Res Public Health on April 15, 2017

Authors

Orlando Vaselli1,2, Barbara Nisi3, Daniele Rappuoli4, Jacopo Cabassi5, Franco Tassi6,7

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Earth Sciences, Via G. La Pira, 4-50121 Florence, Italy. orlando.vaselli@unifi.it.
2: CNR-Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Via G. La Pira, 4-50121 Florence, Italy. orlando.vaselli@unifi.it.
3: CNR-Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Via Moruzzi, 1-56124 Pisa, Italy. b.nisi@igg.cnr.it.
4: Unione dei Comuni Amiata-Val D'Orcia, Via del Colombaio, 98-53023 Gallina, Castiglion d'Orcia, Siena, Italy. d.rappuoli@uc-amiatavaldorcia.si.it.
5: CNR-Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Via G. La Pira, 4-50121 Florence, Italy. jacopo.cabassi@unifi.it.
6: Department of Earth Sciences, Via G. La Pira, 4-50121 Florence, Italy. franco.tassi@unifi.it.
7: CNR-Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Via G. La Pira, 4-50121 Florence, Italy. franco.tassi@unifi.it.

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