The Abundance of Mercury in 300 Natural Water Samples from Tuscany and Latium (Central Italy)

Abstract New data relating to the abundance of mercury in 300 water samples of Latium and Tuscany are reported. These data, obtained through a new analytical technique for the extraction of mercury from water samples, enable us to establish, with sufficient approximation, the background values in fresh waters of the considered region. We have carried out correlation studies between mercury and other elements in the waters examined. The information so obtained allows us to explain better some important hydro-geochemical aspects of this element in geochemical studies and also in geochemical prospecting.