PMID- 17010486
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070618
LR  - 20240109
IS  - 0269-7491 (Print)
IS  - 0269-7491 (Linking)
VI  - 146
IP  - 2
DP  - 2007 Mar
TI  - Biomonitoring of airborne mercury with perennial ryegrass cultures.
PG  - 458-62
AB  - A biomonitoring network with grass cultures was established near a chlor-alkali 
      plant and the mercury concentration in the cultures were compared with the 
      average atmospheric total gaseous mercury (TGM). Biomonitoring techniques based 
      on different exposure periods were carried out. When comparing the mercury 
      concentration in the grass cultures, both the average atmospheric TGM 
      concentration during exposure and the exposure time determined to a large extent 
      the accumulation rate of TGM. The maximum tolerable level of mercury in grass 
      (approximately equal to 110 microg kg(-1) DM) corresponds with an average TGM 
      concentration of 11 ng m(-3) for 28 days exposure. The background concentrations 
      in grass were on an average 15 microg kg(-1) DM and the effect detection limit 
      (EDL) was 30 microg kg(-1) DM. This value corresponds with an average TGM 
      concentration of 3.2 and 4.2 ng m(-3) for 28 and 14 days exposure, respectively, 
      which is in turn the biological detection limit (BDL) of ambient TGM. Exposures 
      for 7 days were less appropriate for biomonitoring.
FAU - De Temmerman, Ludwig
AU  - De Temmerman L
AD  - Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Department of Agro-ecochemistry, 
      Leuvensesteenweg 17, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium. ludwig.detemmerman@var.fgov.be
FAU - Claeys, Natacha
AU  - Claeys N
FAU - Roekens, Edward
AU  - Roekens E
FAU - Guns, Marc
AU  - Guns M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20060927
PL  - England
TA  - Environ Pollut
JT  - Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
JID - 8804476
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants)
RN  - FXS1BY2PGL (Mercury)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Pollutants/*analysis/pharmacokinetics
MH  - Environmental Exposure/adverse effects
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*methods
MH  - Lolium/*chemistry/metabolism
MH  - Maximum Tolerated Dose
MH  - Mercury/*analysis/pharmacokinetics
MH  - Time Factors
EDAT- 2006/10/03 09:00
MHDA- 2007/06/19 09:00
CRDT- 2006/10/03 09:00
PHST- 2006/03/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2006/07/04 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2006/07/05 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2006/10/03 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/06/19 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/10/03 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0269-7491(06)00432-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.07.002 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Pollut. 2007 Mar;146(2):458-62. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.07.002. Epub 
      2006 Sep 27.