A new Resonance Lights Sattering( RLS) method for the determination of trace mercury in water was established. In dilute sulfuric acid medium,the complex anion [Hg I4]2-formed by KI and Hg2 +reacted with Malachite green( MG) to form an ion-association compound,which can significant enhancement the intensity of RLS. The intensity of resonance light scattering was proportional to the concentration of Hg2 +in the range of 4. 2 × 10-8~ 8. 0 × 10-7mol / L with the detection limit for Hg2 +of 1. 26 × 10-8mol / L. The method was applied for the determinat...