Distribution of Methylmercury in an Area Polluted by Mercury Containing Wastewater from an Organic Chemical Factory in China.

The article presents information on the distribution of methylmercury in an area polluted by mercury containing wastewater from an organic chemical factory in China. Guizhou Organic Chemical Factory was established in late 1960 and located near Qingzhen City in Guizhou Province, China. Residents in the irrigated region (Qingzhen) are thought to be suffering from mercury pollution. The study presented in this article determined the level of methylmercury pollution, the soil samples collected in the Qingzhen and Lanchong (control) areas were analyzed using special analytical techniques for methylmercury. The results provided further details regarding mercury pollution in the Qingzhen area.