In contrast noncinnabar Hg was found to be enriched in areas where fine grained material was deposited reaching up to 40 % in flooded soils, and up to 55 % in sediments of the Gulf of Trieste.
Ne-cinabaritne komponente pa so vezane na lokacije, kjer se kopiči najdrobnejši sediment: v poplavnih ravnicah je ne-cinabaritnega deleža do 40% in v Tržaškem zalivu pa do 55%.