Medium | Mercury (Hg) | Arsenic (As) |
Soil | 0.0001 mg/g THg (US EPA, 2011 & Buchman, 2008) | 0.0004 mg/g (USEPA, 2011) |
Plant | 0.0005 mg/g MeHg (FAO, 2013/WHO) | 0.0001 mg/g (FAO, 2013) |
Sediment | 0.00018 mg/g THg (USEPA, 2006) | 0.0098 mg/g (USEPA, 2006) |
Water | 0.006 mg/L Inorg. Hg (WHO, 2011) | 0.0010 mg/g (WHO, 2011) |
Fish | 0.0003 mg/g MeHg (USEPA, 2011) | |
0.0005 mg/g MeHg (FAO, 2013) | ||
Tailings | 0.0001 mg/g THg (US EPA, 2011 & Buchman, 2008) |