The concentration, speciation and sources of mercury in Chesapeake Bay precipitation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 3541-3550

  Mason, Robert P ^a   Lawson, Nicole M ^a   Sullivan, Kristin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric sources; Chesapeake Bay; Mercury; Methylmercury; Particulate; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PORTS AND HARBORS; RAIN; WATERSHEDS;

AIR POLLUTION;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; RAIN;

MERCURY; PRECIPITATION; SPECIATION;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES;

USA, CHESAPEAKE BAY;

EID: 0031282661     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00206-9     Document Type: Article

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