Fate of mercury (Hg) in a modem sanitary municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill in Guiyang, China was investigated to assess the potential lost of Hg to ambient environment through different pathways. Mercury content in MSW, leachate, and mercury airborne emission rate through the surface and the vent pipe system were determined. A mass balance calculation showed that, roughly 0.67% of Hg entered into the landfill each year was lost into the surrounding environment, which was dominated by the pathway of working face (98.47%), then soil covers (1.28%), leachate (0.22%) and landfill gas vent pipes (0.03%). 

Publication name	ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, PTS 1-6　Book Series: Advanced Materials Research 　Volume: 518-523 　Pages: 3371-3374　 Published: 2012
Author(s)	Li, Zhonggen; Feng, Xinbin; Li, Ping
Corresponding author	LI Zhonggen zhonggenli@hotmail.com Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geochem, State Key Lab Environm Geochem, Guiyang 550002, Peoples R China.

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