Estimation of mercury emissions from geothermal activity in Japan

Chemosphere

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1867-1871

  Nakagawa, Ryozo ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SULFUR;

EMISSION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; JAPAN; VOLCANO;

JAPAN;

EID: 0033120043     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00401-9     Document Type: Article

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