Simultaneous measurements of total gaseous mercury at four sites on a 800 km transect: Spatial distribution and short-time variability of total gaseous mercury over central Europe

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1725-1733

  Schmolke, S R ^a   Schroeder, W H ^b   Kock, H H ^a   Schneeberger, D ^b   Munthe, J ^c   Ebinghaus, R ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Tekran Inc   (Canada)

^d IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air concentration; Diurnal pattern; Europe; Mercury; Precipitation concentration; Regional background; Short term variability

Indexed keywords

TOTAL GASEOUS MERCURY;

AIR QUALITY; MERCURY (METAL); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GERMANY; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EUROPE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0033136603     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00238-6     Document Type: Article

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