Photoreduction of mercury in sea water and its possible implications for Hg0 air-sea fluxes

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 87-95

  Costa, M ^a   Liss, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air sea fluxes; Elemental mercury; Humic substances; Photoreduction

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REDUCTION; SEAWATER; SURFACE FLUX; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033458889     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00067-5     Document Type: Article

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