Emissions of mercury vapor from tree bark

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 777-780

  Hanson, Paul J ^a   Tabberer, Todd A ^a   Lindberg, Steven E ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic emissions; Terrestrial; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; EVAPORATION; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; TREE; VAPOR;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; MERCURY; TREE BARK;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS PRINUS;

ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPORATION; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MERCURY (METAL); SOILS; VAPORS;

EMISSION RATE; FOLIAGE; MERCURY VAPOR EMISSIONS; TREE BARK; VEGETATION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 0031082075     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00231-2     Document Type: Article

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