Atmospheric mercury sources in the Mt. Amiata area, Italy

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 213, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 13-23

  Ferrara, R ^a   Mazzolai, B ^a   Edner, H ^b   Svanberg, S ^b   Wallinder, E ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Ideon Science Park   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Fluxes; LIDAR; Mercury; Mine

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; MERCURY SULFIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC; ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MERCURY; MINING WASTE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; POWER STATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CLIMATE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ITALY; MERCURIALISM; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING;

ITALY, TUSCANY, MOUNT AMIATA;

EID: 0032503579     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00067-9     Document Type: Article

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