Potential sources of atmospheric total gaseous mercury in the St. Lawrence River Valley

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 2537-2547

  Poissant, Laurier ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric models; Canada; Long range transport; Mercury; Mercury source; Quebec; Source receptor modelling; Trajectory

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; POTENTIAL SOURCE CONTRIBUTION FUNCTION; SOURCE RECEPTOR ANALYSIS; TOTAL GASEOUS MERCURY;

ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); TOXICITY;

GAS EMISSIONS;

MERCURY;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; EMISSION INVENTORY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT SOURCE; RIVER WATER;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0033167858     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00207-6     Document Type: Article

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