Author/Editor		Falnoga, I; Jereb, V; Smrkolj, P
Title		Hg and Se in foodstuffs grown near a Hg mining area
Type		članek
Source		J Phys IV
Vol. and No.		Letnik 107
Publication year		2003
Volume		str. 447-50
Language		eng
Abstract		Mercury contamination of local foodstuffs has been investigated in an area highly polluted with mercury due to the former Idrija mercury mine activities from 1508-1994. The contents of mercury were checked in selected samples of seasonal vegetables. Determinations of selenium were included due to its beneficial effects against mercury toxicity in living organisms. The most interesting observation was that in carrot an increase of Hg content was accompanied by decrease of Se.
Descriptors		FOOD ANALYSIS FOOD CONTAMINATION VEGETABLES MERCURY SELENIUM ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS MINING SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC ABSORPTION