Research Article
Degassing and Cycling of Mercury at Nisyros Volcano (Greece)
Table 5
Atmospheric Hg concentrations, Hg/S and Hg/CO2 ratios, and total Hg outputs of fumarolic fields at closed-conduit volcanic systems.
| | Area | Hg atmosphere (ng/m3) | Hg/S (×10-6) | Hg/CO2 (×10-8) | Total Hg output (kg/a) | References |
| | Las Pailas, Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica | n.r. | 8.4 | 0.14-1.7 | 0.8-2.4 | [4] | | Las Hornillas, Miravalles volcano, Costa Rica | n.r. | 2.01 | 0.35-10 | 4-12 | [4] | | Poas, Costa Rica | n.r. | 0.03 | n.r. | 1.6-2 | [4] | | Tatun volcanic field, Taiwan | 5.5-292 | 2.4-5 | 4-40 | 5-50 | [71] | | La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Italy | 4.8-339 | 0.48-1.3 | | 0.4-7 | [72] | | Yellowstone caldera, U.S.A. | n.r. | n.r. | 0.16-0.26 | 15-56 | [3] | | Mt. Lassen fumaroles, Cascades, U.S.A. | n.r. | n.r. | 2-22 | 96-167 | [3] | | Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Italy | n.r. | n.r. | 1.3 | 7 | [49] | | Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Italy | n.r. | n.r. | 1.34 | 2 | [54] | | La Soufriere, Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles | 15-189 | 3.2 | n.r. | 0.8 | [73] | | Nea Kameni, Greece | 4.5-121 | n.r. | 0.1-0.34 | 0.2-2 | [53] | | White Island, New Zealand | 73-89 | 0.13-0.25 | 1.43-2.47 | n.r. | [48]ß | | Nisyros, Greece (fumaroles) | n.a. | 0.03-0.16 | 0.76-3.5 | 0.7 | This study | | Nisyros, Greece (atmosphere: Au traps) | 9.4-420 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | This study | | Nisyros, Greece (atmosphere: Lumex®) | 2-7132 | 11-68 | 1.5-8.2 | 1.9 | This study |
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n.r. = not reported; n.a. = not applicable.
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