Measurements and modeling of a water soluble gas-phase mercury species in ambient air

Fuel processing technology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2000, Pages 143-156

  Lindberg, S E ^a   Stratton, W J ^b   Pai, P ^c   Allan, M A ^d  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b EARLHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Atmospheric and Environmental Research   (United States)

^d ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

AMBIENT AIR; ANTHROPOGENIC MERCURY EMISSIONS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; REACTIVE GASEOUS MERCURY; REFLUXING MIST CHAMBERS; SPECIATION; TOTAL GASEOUS MERCURY; WATER SOLUBLE GAS PHASE MERCURY;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 0034206276     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3820(99)00082-X     Document Type: Article

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