Atmospheric mercury in the vapor phase, and in fine and coarse particulate matter at Perch River, New York

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 865-872

  Ames, Michael ^a   Gullu, Gulen ^a,b   Olmez, Ilhan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Instrumental neutron activation analysis; Receptor modeling; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS (FA);

ALUMINUM PLANTS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COPPER SMELTING; GAS EMISSIONS; MERCURY (METAL); NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PRECIOUS METALS; RIVERS;

WATER POLLUTION;

COPPER; MERCURY;

AEROSOL; MERCURY; PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER VAPOUR;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELTER; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WIND; WINTER;

USA, NEW YORK, PERCH RIVER;

EID: 0032032787     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00228-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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