Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines for mercury

Distribution and sources of mercury in soils from former industrialized urban areas of Beijing, China

“…It has been identified as a priority toxic substance in many countries (Gaudet et al 1995). The amount of Hg mobilized and released into the environment has increased since the beginning of the industrial age (Mason et al 1994).…”

U.S. Department of Energy and Polish Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas Joint Coordinating Committee for Environmental Systems FY00 Annual Report

“…When determining the critical limits for contaminated soils, the following aspects should be taken into account [25,26,27,28]:…”

“…These standards for mercury content in water and soil are listed in Table 2 [25,26,27,28,29]. Table 2.…”

“…Table 2. Standards for mercury content in water and soil [25,26,27,28,29]. Once an area of land has been identified as being contaminated, it becomes necessary to decide what action should be taken with regard to the restrictions on its use and/or requirements for the amelioration or "clean-up" of the soil.…”

Radionuclides, Metals, and Hydrocarbons in Oil and Gas Operational Discharges and Environmental Samples Associated with Offshore Production Facilities on the Texas/Louisiana Continental Shelf with an Environmental Assessment of Metals and Hydrocarbons.

“…The Canadian water quality guideline for protection of aquatic life is 0.1 Fg/L total mercury (Gaudet et al, 1995). The U.S. EPA chronic value for mercury (II) in seawater, based on toxicity tests with marine organisms, is 1.106 Fg/L (EPA, 1985a).…”