Aqueous phase reactions of mercury with free radicals and chlorine: Implications for atmospheric mercury chemistry

Chemosphere

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1253-1263

  Lin, Che Jen ^a   Pehkonen, Simo O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MERCURY; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHLORINE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RADICAL; REDOX CONDITIONS;

ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; SIMULATION;

EID: 0033103055     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00526-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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